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Chapter 5 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger is here in full — 1128 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Preparations for my first voyage. The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail. Description of port No Man’s Port. How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer. Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
Chapter 5 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger is here in full — 1128 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rendered motionless for lack of wind
From this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading “How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Preparations for my first voyage.”
plural of “quicksand” — a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
From this reading “How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
third-person singular of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.”
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading “How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.”
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In this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
In this reading “Preparations for my first voyage.”
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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 Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
rendered motionless for lack of wind
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
not any; not one
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
plural of “quicksand” — a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
free from harm or evil
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
third-person singular of “select” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
transport commercially
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
Chapter 5 of Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger by Ingersoll Lockwood holds 1128 sentences, grouped into 226 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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