Chapter 23 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged! I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me. Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat. When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath. For I had half expected to find him dead.
Chapter 23 of The Pirate of Panama is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.”
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading “Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!”
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading For I had half expected to find him dead.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading For I had half expected to find him dead.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For I had half expected to find him dead.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading For I had half expected to find him dead.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
staying power
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
a large beer glass
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ABOARD THE SCHOONER Dignity be hanged!
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For I had half expected to find him dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alderson had been left alone at the cache and my heart was in my throat.
at the time that
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I saw him strolling about with his hands in his pockets I could have shouted for joy if I had had the breath.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I scudded down the beach as fast as my legs would carry me.
Chapter 23 of The Pirate of Panama by William MacLeod Raine holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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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