Chapter 10 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT. To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene. It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris. But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide. In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.
Chapter 10 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.”
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.”
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.”
informal terms for clothing
From this reading “But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.”
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.”
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 “In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.”
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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 To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a long harkening from an island in the Clarence to the Faubourg St. Antoine of Paris.
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 THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF JEAN PETIT.
informal terms for clothing
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To get a better conception of one of our characters we must change the scene.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading But the threads in the wool of Life run far and wide.
a late time of life
From this reading In the Faubourg St. Antoine, twenty years before, dwelt one Jean Petit.
Chapter 10 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate by E. J. (Edwin James) Brady holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 145 sentences of Tom Pagdin, Pirate, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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