Chapter 16 of The Buccaneer Chief is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Buccaneer Chief is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SLAVE SALE. A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house. On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake. "Ah," said the latter, "here you are." "Yes!
Chapter 16 of The Buccaneer Chief is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading “On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
a particular instance of selling
From this reading “THE SLAVE SALE.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “THE SLAVE SALE.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
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 “On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.”
In this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
In this reading “A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.”
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 A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
later than; following
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
set up or found
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
a particular instance of selling
From this reading THE SLAVE SALE.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading THE SLAVE SALE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLAVE SALE.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
at the time that
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A moment after Montbarts rose, put on his cloak, which he had thrown on a chair when he came in, and prepared to quit the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the threshold he found himself face to face with Captain Drake.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah," said the latter, "here you are."
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