Chapter 28 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COULD HE BE----DEAD? Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was. Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them. And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage. "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
Chapter 28 of Two sailor lads is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without a doubt
From this reading “Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.”
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading “And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.”
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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 Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
without a doubt
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
cooked in hot water
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
used to form the superlative
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
and nothing more
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
toward the sky
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
a Caucasian
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
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