Chapter 4 of The Ghost Pirates is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Ghost Pirates is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned, and went aft, slowly. The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck. The Second Mate spoke abruptly. "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you." He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
Chapter 4 of The Ghost Pirates is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “The Second Mate spoke abruptly.”
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “He turned, and went aft, slowly.”
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading “"Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."”
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “"Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “The Second Mate spoke abruptly.”
obscene terms for feces
From this reading “He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.”
plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
From this reading “He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.”
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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 "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
quickly and without warning
From this reading The Second Mate spoke abruptly.
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The Second Mate spoke abruptly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
obscene terms for feces
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Mate spoke abruptly.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The Second Mate spoke abruptly.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
possessing sweep
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned sharply, and ordered Tammy on to the poop.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He turned, and went aft, slowly.
in or at the place that
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
which person or people
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading The man who was holding the light, swept it round so that it showed the place where Williams had struck the deck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get a broom and a couple of buckets, some of you."
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