Chapter 2 of The Battle of the Bays is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Battle of the Bays is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Spontaneous Us! O my Camarados! I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad! Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions! Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
Chapter 2 of The Battle of the Bays is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!”
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading “I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!”
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!”
not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
From this reading “Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!”
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading “Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!”
explained or answered
From this reading “Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!”
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading “Spontaneous Us!”
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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 I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O my Camarados!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
an official engaged in international negotiations
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
possessive form of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my Camarados!
not any; not one
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
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 O my Camarados!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
explained or answered
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading Spontaneous Us!
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Give me the flap-flap of the soaring Eagle's pinions!
bound or secured closely
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Give me the tail of the British lion tied in a knot inextricable, not to be solved anyhow!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spontaneous Us!
Chapter 2 of The Battle of the Bays by Owen Seaman holds 15 sentences, grouped into 3 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 15 sentences of The Battle of the Bays, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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