Chapter II of The boys' book of buccaneers, “Some Buccaneers and Their Ways 14,” is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of The boys' book of buccaneers, “Some Buccaneers and Their Ways 14,” is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer. How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship. Esquemeling and his chronicles. Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds. A remarkable escape.
Chapter II of The boys' book of buccaneers, “Some Buccaneers and Their Ways 14,” is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading “Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.”
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Esquemeling and his chronicles.”
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “A remarkable escape.”
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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 remarkable escape.
possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esquemeling and his chronicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds.
someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Esquemeling and his chronicles.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading A remarkable escape.
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From this reading Esquemeling and his chronicles.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Esquemeling and his chronicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bartholomew Portugues and his deeds.
unusual or striking
From this reading A remarkable escape.
transport commercially
From this reading How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pierre le Grand, the first famous buccaneer.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading How Le Grand took the admiral’s ship.
Chapter 2 of The boys' book of buccaneers by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill holds 13 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 13 sentences of The boys' book of buccaneers, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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