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Chapter 4 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_). I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet. Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned. Ha! Leetle glass, has yer more to show?
Chapter 4 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “(_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).”
every person
From this reading “I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “(_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “(_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “(_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
every person
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
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From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
alternative terms for gallows
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leetle glass, has yer more to show?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Leetle glass, has yer more to show?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
above and across; more than
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Leetle glass, has yer more to show?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_He goes to the rear of the cabin and looks disconsolately over the ocean._) MEG: (_as she looks in the glass_).
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading I sees misfortin fer everyone here--'cept one--tragedy, the gibbet.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
up to a particular time
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Go not upon the sea until the moon has turned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leetle glass, has yer more to show?
Chapter 4 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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