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Chapter 1 of The Galleon's Gold is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year. Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74. NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904. Price 5 Cents. The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
Chapter 1 of The Galleon's Gold is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.”
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading “The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.”
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
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 “The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.”
a local branch where postal services are available
In this reading “Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.”
by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
In this reading “_Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
a boy or man
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
march in a procession
From this reading NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904.
not any; not one
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
above and across; more than
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
for each
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price 5 Cents.
of inferior status or quality
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Application made for Second-Class Entry at N. Y. Post Office._ No. 74.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _Issued Weekly—By Subscription $2.50 per year.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK, MARCH 25, 1904.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young inventor struck the fellow over the helmet with the flat side of his spade.
Chapter 1 of The Galleon's Gold by Luis Senarens holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 1 holds 155 sentences of The Galleon's Gold, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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