Chapter 2 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman. “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend? We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken? Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that. Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
Chapter 2 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading ““Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading ““Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?”
past form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading ““Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.”
-ing form of “tinker” — do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?”
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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 “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
engage in
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
past form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
express in words
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
transport commercially
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Our position is sound and safe, on the outside.
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
-ing form of “tinker” — do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, what’s easier to say than that we were sent to mend?
at the time that
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are a sure-enough cable ship, and how’s a cruiser to know whether the cable we are fishing for or tinkering with isn’t broken?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Suppose a cruiser overhauled her when we was at work?” said Harman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, no; you may make your mind easy on that.
Chapter 2 of Sea Plunder by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 435 sentences of Sea Plunder, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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