Chapter 13 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt. The attack on the pirates. Maynard repulsed. A hand to hand battle. The fight.
Chapter 13 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “The attack on the pirates.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “A hand to hand battle.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “The fight.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “A hand to hand battle.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “The attack on the pirates.”
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading “Maynard repulsed.”
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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 hand to hand battle.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The attack on the pirates.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A hand to hand battle.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The fight.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A hand to hand battle.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maynard repulsed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant Maynard’s attempt.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The attack on the pirates.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The attack on the pirates.
past form of “repulse” — force or drive back
From this reading Maynard repulsed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attack on the pirates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hand to hand battle.
Chapter 13 of The boys' book of buccaneers by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 13 holds 29 sentences of The boys' book of buccaneers, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The boys' book of buccaneers by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 29 sentences, grouped into 6 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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