Chapter 32 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTIVES. The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster. "For England, boys!" Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees. "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
Chapter 32 of Sea-dogs all! is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “CAPTIVES.”
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.”
a county in southwestern England
From this reading “"For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.”
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.”
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading “The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.”
a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
From this reading “Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.”
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading “"For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “"For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "For England, boys!"
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading CAPTIVES.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
a county in southwestern England
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "For England, boys!"
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For England, boys!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
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From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Sir John had shouted as he laid about him in the mangrove trees.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading The wonderful name of Drake saved the expedition from irretrievable disaster.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "For Drake and Devon!" shouted a Plymouth tar, and his comrades had hurrahed at his words.
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