Chapter 3 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 717 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 717 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“From the shore?” said Harman. “Just so,” replied the Captain. “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?” VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away. It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
Chapter 3 of Sea Plunder is here in full — 717 sentences across 144 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ““You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?””
plural of “armament” — weaponry used by military or naval force
From this reading ““You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?””
something many people believe that is false
From this reading ““You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?””
look over carefully
From this reading ““You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?””
increase the likelihood of
From this reading ““You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?””
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading “VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.”
very small
From this reading “It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.”
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.”
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In this reading ““From the shore?” said Harman.”
In this reading ““Just so,” replied the Captain.”
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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 It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
plural of “armament” — weaponry used by military or naval force
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Just so,” replied the Captain.
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From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From the shore?” said Harman.
the act of departing
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “From the shore?” said Harman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
look over carefully
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just so,” replied the Captain.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Just so,” replied the Captain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “From the shore?” said Harman.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “From the shore?” said Harman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Just so,” replied the Captain.
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “From the shore?” said Harman.
very small
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII CHRISTOBAL Christobal Island lay two days’ steaming away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading It was a tiny place set all alone in the wastes of the sea.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You didn’t fancy I was going to invite the blighters aboard to inspect our armaments, did you?”
Chapter 3 of Sea Plunder by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 717 sentences, grouped into 144 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 3 holds 717 sentences of Sea Plunder, unabridged, divided into 144 reading sections.
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