Chapter 11 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona. At a signal from me he arose and excused himself. We passed into the reception room and down the stairway. "You're armed, of course," I said. "Me?
Chapter 11 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading “TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.”
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “"You're armed, of course," I said.”
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading “TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.”
granted exemption
From this reading “At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.”
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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 At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading "You're armed, of course," I said.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
dearly loved
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "You're armed, of course," I said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
granted exemption
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You're armed, of course," I said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're armed, of course," I said.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading At a signal from me he arose and excused himself.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We passed into the reception room and down the stairway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
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From this reading TAKING STOCK Yeager was sitting with the ladies under the awning telling them some story of his beloved Arizona.
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From this reading "You're armed, of course," I said.
Chapter 11 of The Pirate of Panama by William MacLeod Raine holds 297 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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