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Chapter 3 of A Desperate Voyage is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Am I a murderer?" So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters. "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud. "Oh no, not that!" Then he argued with himself.
Chapter 3 of A Desperate Voyage is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “"Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.”
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “Then he argued with himself.”
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"Am I a murderer?"”
confined on all sides
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
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In this reading “"Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.”
In this reading “Then he argued with himself.”
In this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
In this reading “So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Am I a murderer?"
Having no one else present.
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "Am I a murderer?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a murderer!" he cried aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
confined on all sides
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh no, not that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
a shaky motion
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading So asked of his conscience, in fear and trembling, Henry Carew, as he stood alone upon the deck of the labouring vessel, surrounded by a waste of tumultuous waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he argued with himself.
Chapter 3 of A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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