Chapter 10 of The pirate shark is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The pirate shark is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n. Thirty-footer." "What!" Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed. "Thirty-footer?
Chapter 10 of The pirate shark is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.”
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading “OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
term of address for a man
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Captain Hollinger stared in amazement, then laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thirty-footer."
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
an affirmative
From this reading OFF FOR TIGERS "Yes, sir, Pirate Shark is what they call him, Cap'n.
Chapter 10 of The pirate shark by Elliott Whitney holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 145 sentences of The pirate shark, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The pirate shark by Elliott Whitney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 145 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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