Chapter 6 of The Black Buccaneer is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Black Buccaneer is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A rough hand shook him awake. He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle. "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around! Cap'n wants you aft." The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
Chapter 6 of The Black Buccaneer is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.”
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “Cap'n wants you aft."”
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.”
constricted in size
From this reading “He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!”
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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 A rough hand shook him awake.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Cap'n wants you aft."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading A rough hand shook him awake.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n wants you aft."
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
constricted in size
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A rough hand shook him awake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A rough hand shook him awake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
a boy or man
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
above and across; more than
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading A rough hand shook him awake.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A rough hand shook him awake.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
in or at or to some place
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
in the direction of
From this reading The lad ached in all his bones as he rolled over toward the light.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Cap'n wants you aft."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying in a dingy bunk somewhere in the gloom of the cramped forecastle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Cap'n wants you aft."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, young'un," growled a voice, strange to Jeremy, "you've slept the clock around!
Chapter 6 of The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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