Chapter 23 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack. “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad. He must have been a fine fellow. Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.” “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
Chapter 23 of The boys' book of buccaneers is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.””
get temporarily
From this reading “Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.””
plural of “buccaneer” — someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading ““Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He must have been a fine fellow.”
In this reading “THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.”
In this reading ““Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.”
finish a task completely
In this reading “Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.””
In this reading “Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
get temporarily
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
plural of “buccaneer” — someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
a boy or man
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
the act of departing
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have been a fine fellow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
in the near future
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
express in words
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now do tell us more about Ringrose, Dad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS “Gosh, that was a good joke on the buccaneers,” laughed Jack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Me, too,” cried Fred with enthusiasm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Just as soon as you get through I’m going to borrow that log of his and read it from beginning to end.”
Chapter 23 of The boys' book of buccaneers by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 23 holds 144 sentences of The boys' book of buccaneers, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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