Chapter 1 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling. STAND BY! Author of "Carry On!" "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc." London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
Chapter 1 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Carry On!"”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “Author of "Carry On!"”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “"Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.”
small in range or scope
From this reading “London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “"Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."”
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading “"Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.”
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Carry On!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STAND BY!
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Author of "Carry On!"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
small in range or scope
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of "Carry On!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pincher Martin O.D., Etc."
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
be standing; be upright
From this reading STAND BY!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
the railing around the stern of a ship
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Taffrail" is the pseudonym of Henry Taprell Dorling.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading London C. Arthur Pearson, Limited Henrietta Street, W.C.
Chapter 1 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 403 sentences of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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