Chapter 6 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?" Scotty said. "My charm," Rick answered. "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?" "Neither.
Chapter 6 of Smugglers' Reef is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading “The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"My charm," Rick answered.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “"My charm," Rick answered.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “"Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “"Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “"Neither.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “"My charm," Rick answered.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "My charm," Rick answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading "My charm," Rick answered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My charm," Rick answered.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading "My charm," Rick answered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Scotty said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scotty said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Or is it that I like food as much as you do?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The "Albatross" "Know what I like about you?"
Chapter 6 of Smugglers' Reef by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 6 holds 277 sentences of Smugglers' Reef, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Smugglers' Reef by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 277 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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