Chapter 9 of The Plunderer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Plunderer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile." "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go." "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted. "No, no. You don't understand.
Chapter 9 of The Plunderer is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."”
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
From this reading “"Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."”
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading “"Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.”
pull hard
From this reading “"Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."”
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 "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't understand.
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
a young female
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
on one occasion
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading "Once aboard the lugger and the girl is free!" she quoted.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
pull hard
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You don't understand.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Really?" she cried, "Oh, but that poor little tug--the Egret would catch her in a mile."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you get on that tug I will see that you go wherever you wish to go."
Chapter 9 of The Plunderer by Henry Oyen holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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 9 holds 389 sentences of The Plunderer, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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