Chapter 9 of The pearl divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The pearl divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?” “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face. “Heave ho, my lad. Cheerily ho!” Bang, bang.
Chapter 9 of The pearl divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
strike violently
From this reading “Bang, bang.”
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading ““Heave ho, my lad.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “_AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?””
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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In this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
In this reading ““All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.”
In this reading “_AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?””
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(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 _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
strike violently
From this reading Bang, bang.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading Cheerily ho!”
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “Heave ho, my lad.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Heave ho, my lad.
a boy or man
From this reading “Heave ho, my lad.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Heave ho, my lad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading _AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES_ “All ready, Pandoo?”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “All ready, sah,” shouted Pandoo, aloft on the bulwark, his long dark-brown ringlets streaming out before the wind, and half hiding his handsome face.
Chapter 9 of The pearl divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso Sea by Gordon Stables holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 174 sentences of The pearl divers and Crusoes of the Sargasso Sea, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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