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Chapter 1 of The Pirate Submarine is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THAT'S done it! Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly. The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market. We're in the soup." Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
Chapter 1 of The Pirate Submarine is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.”
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading “Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.”
assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading “The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “We're in the soup."”
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading “Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.”
In this reading “Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
the lower side of anything
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "THAT'S done it!
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We're in the soup."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THAT'S done it!
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading We're in the soup."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THAT'S done it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slump has knocked the bottom out of the market.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
male cat
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading Scrap brass has fallen another thirty shillings a ton, Pengelly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Tom Trevorrick, senior partner of the firm of Trevorrick, Pengelly & Co., shipbreakers, of Polkyll, near Falmouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're in the soup."
Chapter 1 of The Pirate Submarine by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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 235 sentences of The Pirate Submarine, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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