Chapter 1 of The Sea Monarch is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sea Monarch is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for: THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS". _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND. The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911. In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:
Chapter 1 of The Sea Monarch is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading “In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:”
small in range or scope
From this reading “_London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading “The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:”
a publication that appears at fixed intervals
From this reading “The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.”
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading “_London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.”
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.
a familiar term of address for a man
In this reading “THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".”
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From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
in addition
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
an occurrence of something
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
From this reading In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:
small in range or scope
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
a publication that appears at fixed intervals
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS & "OLD BOYS".
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _London:_ GEORGE NEWNES, LIMITED, 3 to 12, SOUTHAMPTON STREET, STRAND.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading In the index of this volume the story appeared as follows:
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The magazine was a periodical that appeared monthly and was also sold in volumes of 6 months, in this case April to September of 1911.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Mr. Percy F. Westerman has written this story for:
Chapter 1 of The Sea Monarch by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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 37 sentences of The Sea Monarch, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Sea Monarch by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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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