Chapter 16 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly. "A thousand dollars! Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it." And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
Chapter 16 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"A thousand dollars!”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."”
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading “And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.”
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.”
very great or intense
From this reading “And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.”
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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 "A thousand dollars!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
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From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
exhale hard
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
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From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "A thousand dollars!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
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From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
past form of “launch” — set up or found
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
very great or intense
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand dollars!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
the words that are spoken
From this reading And with these words Dan launched a terrific blow at the Spaniard nearest to him.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Shure, an' it's more than I'd give for ye," laughed Dan Daly.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Begorra, it's yourself won't be afther getting it."
Chapter 16 of Young Glory and the Spanish cruiser by Walter Fenton Mott holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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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