Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted. "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_! No side-lights!" "Come! Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
Chapter 17 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “"And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.”
plural of “gasket” — seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
From this reading “Cast off those gaskets--lively!"”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “Cast off those gaskets--lively!"”
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “"And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
terminate
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
put or send forth
From this reading Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come!
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!
a person of French nationality
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
plural of “gasket” — seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint
From this reading Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
fasten with a hook
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
full of life and energy
From this reading Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
the lowermost sail on the mainmast
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
not any; not one
From this reading No side-lights!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America
From this reading "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No side-lights!"
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 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Cast off those gaskets--lively!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And den tail on to ze _Reindeer_!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY "Get up ze mainsail and break out ze hook!" the Frenchman shouted.
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