Chapter 22 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLAG OF CASTILE. “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba. Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.” “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.” “Deplorably so.
Chapter 22 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading “THE FLAG OF CASTILE.”
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading ““Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.”
a quick look
From this reading ““Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.”
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
From this reading ““Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading ““It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.””
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading “Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.””
past form of “transact” — conduct business
From this reading “Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.””
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading “Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.””
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In this reading ““Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.”
In this reading ““Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.”
In this reading ““It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.””
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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 Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading THE FLAG OF CASTILE.
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
From this reading “Deplorably so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading THE FLAG OF CASTILE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
a quick look
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAG OF CASTILE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
city in the northern Dominican Republic
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Deplorably so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAG OF CASTILE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
past form of “transact” — conduct business
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading Then, our business transacted, a quick and uninterrupted run to Santiago, and to-morrow you will be on terra firma.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Twelve hours from now, Miss Hathaway, you will have your first glimpse of Cuba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It has been a remarkably short voyage, Mr. Van Zandt.”
Chapter 22 of Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery by Bert Leston Taylor holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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