Chapter 3 of The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said. "Fight! Capture! More fight! But the holluschickie are different.
Chapter 3 of The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries is here in full — 545 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.”
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “Capture!”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “But the holluschickie are different.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “"Fight!”
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading “ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.”
plural of “poacher” — someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading “ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.”
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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 ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the holluschickie are different.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the holluschickie are different.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Capture!
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But the holluschickie are different.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Fight!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the holluschickie are different.
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More fight!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
plural of “poacher” — someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATTACKED BY JAPANESE POACHERS "That's life on a rookery," the agent said.
Chapter 3 of The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries by Francis Rolt-Wheeler holds 545 sentences, grouped into 109 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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