Chapter 4 of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.” * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo. THE MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN. By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.” “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
Chapter 4 of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ““No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.””
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading ““No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.””
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading ““No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.”
plural of “story” — 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 ““No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.”
male cat
From this reading “By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.””
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “* * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.”
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 Two Volumes, 12mo.”
In this reading “By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.””
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From this reading * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
not any; not one
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
plural of “story” — 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 “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “No stories of adventures are more exciting than those of seamen.
male cat
From this reading By the Author of “TOM CRINGLE’S LOG.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading * * * * * In Two Volumes, 12mo.
Chapter 4 of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) by M. H. (Matthew Henry) Barker holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 404 sentences of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Tough yarns, vol. 2 (of 2) by M. H. (Matthew Henry) Barker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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