Chapter 7 of The Pirates of Shan is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Pirates of Shan is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight. A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back. The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect. Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive. Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
Chapter 7 of The Pirates of Shan is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.”
having the head uncovered
From this reading “A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.”
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading “The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.”
plural of “filipino” — a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
From this reading “News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.”
plural of “moro” — a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines
From this reading “News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.”
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading “Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.”
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 “News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.”
In this reading “News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.”
In this reading “The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.”
In this reading “A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.”
In this reading “News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.”
In this reading “The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
later than; following
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
any person at all
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
having the head uncovered
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
of short duration or distance
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
well in the past; former
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
plural of “filipino” — a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
plural of “moro” — a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
information about recent and important events
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A few departed in a hurry after one look at the captive's bared back.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The rest remained at a distance, talking in the local dialect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Rick and Scotty kept alert, ready to act if anyone tried to free the captive.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scotty had tied him up with his own sash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading News at Zamboanga A crowd of Filipinos, including several Moros, was attracted by the brief fight.
Chapter 7 of The Pirates of Shan by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 181 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.
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