Chapter 21 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf. "What 'll we do next, captain?" Joe looked up in quick surprise. "Why--I--what 's the matter?" "Well, ain't you captain now?
Chapter 21 of The Cruise of the Dazzler is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Joe looked up in quick surprise.”
very small
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.”
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
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From this reading "Well, ain't you captain now?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why--I--what 's the matter?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joe looked up in quick surprise.
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From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Joe looked up in quick surprise.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Why--I--what 's the matter?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, ain't you captain now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Joe looked up in quick surprise.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Joe looked up in quick surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
very small
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Joe looked up in quick surprise.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, ain't you captain now?
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading JOE AND HIS FATHER "How 's that?" cried 'Frisco Kid, as he finished making the _Dazzler_ fast fore and aft, and sat down on the stringpiece of the tiny wharf.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What 'll we do next, captain?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why--I--what 's the matter?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, ain't you captain now?
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