Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then. "What's up?" "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson. "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope. Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “"Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.”
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading “Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “"Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.”
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.”
crush together or collapse
From this reading “"Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.”
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.
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From this reading "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.
and nothing more
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
having a point
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Sail ho!" repeated Jack Jepson.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
make steady
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
crush together or collapse
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Over there, Captain!" and he pointed, and extended the telescope.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's up?"
under normal conditions
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice noticed that the hand of the old salt trembled, though usually he was as steady as the proverbial surgeon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ACCUSATION "What's this?" demanded Captain Brisco, coming on deck just then.
Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea by Laura Lee Hope holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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