Chapter 1 of The pirate shark is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The pirate shark is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't care what your orders are. Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!" "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son? He ain't here, and orders is orders. There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
Chapter 1 of The pirate shark is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “"I don't care what your orders are.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “"Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “"I don't care what your orders are.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the act of departing
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He ain't here, and orders is orders.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He ain't here, and orders is orders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He ain't here, and orders is orders.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
not any; not one
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
a male human offspring
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There ain't no one comin' aboard the _Seamew_, that's all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Cap'n Hollinger sent for me, and I'm going aboard or I'll know the reason why!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, ain't you just heard the reason why, son?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't care what your orders are.
Chapter 1 of The pirate shark by Elliott Whitney holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 1 holds 185 sentences of The pirate shark, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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