Chapter 11 of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN HANNOCK'S PLOT. The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing. "Will it be a bad one?" "I can't say. Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
Chapter 11 of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading “The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.”
plant with a wooden hand tool
From this reading “The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.”
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading “The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “CAPTAIN HANNOCK'S PLOT.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.”
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.
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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 The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
anew
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Will it be a bad one?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Will it be a bad one?"
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't say.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN HANNOCK'S PLOT.
plant with a wooden hand tool
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN HANNOCK'S PLOT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Will it be a bad one?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
and nothing more
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Will it be a bad one?"
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading CAPTAIN HANNOCK'S PLOT.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
express in words
From this reading "I can't say.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sometimes a little storm outside is a bad one in the Sound, and then again it's just the opposite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was overcast, and Dibble said that a storm was brewing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will it be a bad one?"
Chapter 11 of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire by Edward Stratemeyer holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 11 holds 117 sentences of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Last Cruise of the Spitfire by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 117 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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