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Chapter 3 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe. Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation. Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished. By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby] BETSY: (_sings_).
Chapter 3 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a covert manner
From this reading “(_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.”
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading “By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]”
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading “Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.”
put into a recess
From this reading “(_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “(_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.”
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading “By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]”
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.”
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading “(_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
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From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
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From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
in a covert manner
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
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From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
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From this reading Patch-Eye is lost in heavenly meditation.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
put into a recess
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading Joe's attention is roused before the first stanza of the song is finished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading By the third stanza Betsy sings to him alone._) [Music: Betsy's Lullaby]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading (_He returns to the recess at the rear of the cabin and covertly watches Joe.
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