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Chapter 6 of The Ghost Pirates is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off. As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate. Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in. "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out. I stepped inside.
Chapter 6 of The Ghost Pirates is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.”
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.”
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
From this reading “"It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “"i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.”
plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
From this reading “As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
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From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
set up or found
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading I stepped inside.
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From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
the force of workers available
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
From this reading "It's all hands on deck, shorten sail," I sung out.
term of address for a man
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I stepped inside.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading "i, i, Sir," I sung out, and hurried off.
plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
express in words
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the fo'cas'le, I put my head in through the starboard doorway, and found some of the men beginning to turn-in.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As I went, I heard him tell Tammy to go down and call the Mate.
Chapter 6 of The Ghost Pirates by William Hope Hodgson holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 409 sentences of The Ghost Pirates, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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