Chapter 7 of The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened. When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head. "That bad," said he, "ver' bad. We mus' be tremendous cautious. Ziffa's a little brute."
Chapter 7 of The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading “When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “Ziffa's a little brute."”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “We mus' be tremendous cautious.”
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.”
-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “We mus' be tremendous cautious.”
two times
From this reading “When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.”
characterized by variety
From this reading “When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ziffa's a little brute."
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That bad," said he, "ver' bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We mus' be tremendous cautious.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading Ziffa's a little brute."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
showing careful forethought
From this reading We mus' be tremendous cautious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That bad," said he, "ver' bad.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ziffa's a little brute."
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading We mus' be tremendous cautious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
on one occasion
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That bad," said he, "ver' bad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That bad," said he, "ver' bad.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
-ing form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading We mus' be tremendous cautious.
two times
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
characterized by variety
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That bad," said he, "ver' bad.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We mus' be tremendous cautious.
at the time that
From this reading When Flaggan had varied his remarks once or twice, by way of translating them, Rais Ali shook his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank you," thought Ziffa, as she listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ziffa's a little brute."
Chapter 7 of The Pirate City: An Algerine Tale by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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