The Pirate

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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By Frederick Marryat • Curated US English Learning Edition

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But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

"Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

"You know that I tell the truth."

"I believe that you state the truth, Captain Cain, for you are too bold to lie; and, as far as I am concerned, you have all the forgiveness you may wish; but I cannot take that hand; nor are our accounts yet settled."

"What would you more?

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The Pirate

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Pirate is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

Line 2

"Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

/ɑːr juː ðen soʊ ənfərˈɡɪvɪŋ sed ðə ˈkæptən/

Line 3

"You know that I tell the truth."

/juː noʊ ðæt aɪ tel ðə truːθ/

Line 4

Line 5

"What would you more?

/wʌt wʊd juː mɔːr/

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accounts noun US /əˈkaʊnts/

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading “"I believe that you state the truth, Captain Cain, for you are too bold to lie; and, as far as I am concerned, you have all the forgiveness you may wish; but I cannot take that hand; nor are our accounts yet settled."”

bold adjective US /boʊld/

fearless and daring

Cain noun US /keɪn/

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

concerned adjective US /kənˈsɜːrnd/

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

folded verb US /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading “But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.”

forgiveness noun US /fərˈɡɪvnəs/

compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

settled adjective US /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

unforgiving adjective US /ənfərˈɡɪvɪŋ/

unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy

From this reading “"Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.”

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accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading "I believe that you state the truth, Captain Cain, for you are too bold to lie; and, as far as I am concerned, you have all the forgiveness you may wish; but I cannot take that hand; nor are our accounts yet settled."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

boldadjectiveUS /boʊld/

fearless and daring

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

CainnounUS /keɪn/

(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God

cannot

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captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/

compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

Francisco

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From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You know that I tell the truth."

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "You know that I tell the truth."

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "What would you more?

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "You know that I tell the truth."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You know that I tell the truth."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading "You know that I tell the truth."

unforgivingadjectiveUS /ənfərˈɡɪvɪŋ/

unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Francisco folded his arms, and was silent.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What would you more?

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "What would you more?

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Are you then so unforgiving?" said the captain.

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