Chapter 5 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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Chapter 5 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.
DUKE: Course she done it a purpose. It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass. CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw? PATCH: Was it blood drippin'? DUKE: I 'll tell yer.
Chapter 5 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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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “PATCH: Was it blood drippin'?”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “PATCH: Was it blood drippin'?”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.”
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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 DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading PATCH: Was it blood drippin'?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
travel across or pass over
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATCH: Was it blood drippin'?
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DUKE: I 'll tell yer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUKE: I 'll tell yer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading PATCH: Was it blood drippin'?
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
cut with a saw
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DUKE: Course she done it a purpose.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
express in words
From this reading DUKE: I 'll tell yer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ter stop me lookin' 'cross her shoulder in the glass.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN: What does yer think she saw?
Chapter 5 of Wappin' Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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