Chapter VIII of The Galleon's Gold, “A Divers’ Battle,” is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII of The Galleon's Gold, “A Divers’ Battle,” is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank. “Hurrah!” he cried. “Success is bound to be ours!” “It looks like it!” “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
Chapter VIII of The Galleon's Gold, “A Divers’ Battle,” is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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jump about playfully
From this reading “Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading ““If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.””
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.”
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
From this reading ““If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.””
a victory cheer
From this reading ““Hurrah!” he cried.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading ““If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““Success is bound to be ours!””
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.”
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 “Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.”
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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 Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
jump about playfully
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Hurrah!” he cried.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hurrah!” he cried.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah!” he cried.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It looks like it!”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It looks like it!”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It looks like it!”
and nothing more
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barney cut a caper in the sand, and Clifford fairly embraced Frank.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Success is bound to be ours!”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “If the galleon is under us we have only to dig down to her deck level, and then find our way into her cabin.”
Chapter 8 of The Galleon's Gold by Luis Senarens holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of The Galleon's Gold, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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