Chapter 24 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STARBUCK, Roger. The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea. A story of a cruise off the African coast. New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop. 1874.] 36 p.
Chapter 24 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading “A story of a cruise off the African coast.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “A story of a cruise off the African coast.”
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading “New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.”
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading “A story of a cruise off the African coast.”
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.”
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading “New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.”
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading “The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.”
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From this reading 1874.] 36 p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1874.] 36 p.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 1874.] 36 p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STARBUCK, Roger.
past form of “scuttle” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
let saliva drivel from the mouth
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STARBUCK, Roger.
rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940)
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A story of a cruise off the African coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slaver captain; or, Scuttled at sea.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: F. Starr & Co. [cop.
Chapter 24 of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels by New York Public Library holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 24 holds 421 sentences of The Beadle Collection of Dime Novels, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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