Chapter 15 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SURLY SKIPPER. The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport. I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters. Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body. But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
Chapter 15 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.”
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.”
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.”
past form of “participate” — share in something
From this reading “The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “A SURLY SKIPPER.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “A SURLY SKIPPER.”
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 “But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.”
In this reading “The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURLY SKIPPER.
(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 I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
plural of “apprehension” — fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
have
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
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From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
past form of “participate” — share in something
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading A SURLY SKIPPER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading A SURLY SKIPPER.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The grand bear "battue" came off, and I participated in the sport.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Had he been so, I might have been mistaken for a bear, and got a bullet through my body.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But he was not upon the ground, and I was saved from such apprehensions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I enjoyed it all the more that Nat Bradley was not one of the hunters.
Chapter 15 of The island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi by Mayne Reid holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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