Chapter 12 of The Plunderer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Plunderer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He must have been in a hurry to get away?" Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs. "Who? Mr. Garman? He didn't sail.
Chapter 12 of The Plunderer is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
make calm or still
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"He must have been in a hurry to get away?"”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “He didn't sail.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.”
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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 "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
make calm or still
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Garman?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Garman?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading He didn't sail.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He must have been in a hurry to get away?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
which person or people
From this reading "Who?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Roger's words were calm, but the beat of his heart was shaking his ribs.
Chapter 12 of The Plunderer by Henry Oyen holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 12 holds 398 sentences of The Plunderer, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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