Chapter 8 of The Captain's Story is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Captain's Story is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan. THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew. THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America. THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea. DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
Chapter 8 of The Captain's Story is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
From this reading “THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.”
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading “DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.”
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading “THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.”
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
From this reading “THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.”
a fisherman who use a trawl net
From this reading “THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.”
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.”
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.
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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 THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
immediately past
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading DUSTY DIAMONDS, CUT AND POLISHED: A Tale of Arab City Life.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE ROVER OF THE ANDES: A Tale of Adventure in South America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
a fisherman who use a trawl net
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading THE FUGITIVES; or, The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar RED ROONEY; or, The Last of the Crew.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading BLUE LIGHTS; or, Hot Work in the Soudan.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG TRAWLER: A Story of Life and Death and Rescue in the North Sea.
Chapter 8 of The Captain's Story by William S. [Adapter] Martin 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 8 holds 29 sentences of The Captain's Story, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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