Chapter VI of The Admiral, “In which Will has his first Chance, and his first,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of The Admiral, “In which Will has his first Chance, and his first,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara. I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me. "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder. Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now." And so I went with him.
Chapter VI of The Admiral, “In which Will has his first Chance, and his first,” is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.”
push one's way
From this reading “I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.”
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.”
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading “Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.”
In this reading “Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.”
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
push one's way
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so I went with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
engage in
From this reading "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I went with him.
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
From this reading Mr. Hardres must not steer the barge now."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should have said that ten minutes before the barge left, the Admiral hailed me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And so I went with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Escapade, and his first Meeting with the Princess of Favara.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Go and make yourself ready, Trinder.
Chapter 6 of The Admiral by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 180 sentences of The Admiral, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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