Chapter 10 of The Pirate, and The Three Cutters is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Pirate, and The Three Cutters is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain. 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways. Shall we haul the schooner off?' 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour. Have we lost many men?'
Chapter 10 of The Pirate, and The Three Cutters is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.”
make calm or still
From this reading “'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.”
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading “Shall we haul the schooner off?'”
a large beer glass
From this reading “Shall we haul the schooner off?'”
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.”
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading “'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
make calm or still
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Shall we haul the schooner off?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Have we lost many men?'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Have we lost many men?'
the force of workers available
From this reading Have we lost many men?'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Shall we haul the schooner off?'
go across or through
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'No, let her remain; the breeze is faint already: we shall have a calm in half an hour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
a large beer glass
From this reading Shall we haul the schooner off?'
plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we haul the schooner off?'
term of address for a man
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
past form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading 'I have, sir; and sentries are stationed at the hatchways.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we haul the schooner off?'
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE CAPTURE 'Pass the word for not a man to go below, Hawkhurst!' said the pirate-captain.
Chapter 10 of The Pirate, and The Three Cutters by Frederick Marryat holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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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