Chapter 20 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ULTIMATUM. George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning. It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper. Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM! To Mister G. Chard.
Chapter 20 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
From this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
converted from cryptic to intelligible language
From this reading “Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM!”
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
From this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “To Mister G. Chard.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
write carelessly
From this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
a final peremptory demand
From this reading “THE ULTIMATUM.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
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.
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In this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
In this reading “It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.”
In this reading “It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.”
In this reading “George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.”
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 George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
a youthful male person
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
converted from cryptic to intelligible language
From this reading Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM!
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading To Mister G. Chard.
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 George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To Mister G. Chard.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM!
write carelessly
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ULTIMATUM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Mister G. Chard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deciphered, it read as follows:— ULTERMATERM!
a final peremptory demand
From this reading THE ULTIMATUM.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
at the time that
From this reading George Chard was somewhat taken back when a small boy, acting as emissary for the pirates, handed him an unclean scrawl next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It was written with blue pencil, on a sheet of brown paper.
Chapter 20 of Tom Pagdin, Pirate by E. J. (Edwin James) Brady 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.
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