Chapter 31 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There is so much to write about all at once. In the first place, Captain West. Not entirely unexpected was his death. Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before. It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
Chapter 31 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.”
having companions or an escort
From this reading “It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.”
quick to understand
From this reading “Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “Not entirely unexpected was his death.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
quickly and without warning
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
having companions or an escort
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
(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 There is so much to write about all at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
quick to understand
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
for the reason that
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
divisible by two
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
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From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
on one occasion
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading It was because of her apprehension that she so abruptly changed her plans and accompanied her father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Margaret tells me that she was apprehensive from the start of the voyage—and even before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not entirely unexpected was his death.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading In the first place, Captain West.
produce a literary work
From this reading There is so much to write about all at once.
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