Chapter 32 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_. Something must be done. "Slip the cable!" shouted the captain. "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!" "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
Chapter 32 of The Golden Canyon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “"Slip the cable!" shouted the captain.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
From this reading “"Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"”
refuse to comply
From this reading “"Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “"Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"”
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.”
-ing form of “weather” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading “"We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something must be done.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading "Slip the cable!" shouted the captain.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Slip the cable!" shouted the captain.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Something must be done.
a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
refuse to comply
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something must be done.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Slip the cable!" shouted the captain.
move stealthily
From this reading "Slip the cable!" shouted the captain.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something must be done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
-ing form of “weather” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading "We must trust to weathering the point," he added to the mate.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The savages were pressing close upon the _Dart_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Up with the jib, topgallant sails, and gaff!"
Chapter 32 of The Golden Canyon by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 32 holds 70 sentences of The Golden Canyon, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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