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A Desperate Voyage

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of A Desperate Voyage is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.
"And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.
Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."
They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.
"They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.
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A Desperate Voyage

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of A Desperate Voyage is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.
Line 2
"And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.
/ənd naʊ kraɪd ðə ˈhɑːləndər hiːr wiː ɑːr æt ðə best kəˈfeɪ ɪn ˈrɑːtərdæm/
Line 3
Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."
/kʌm ɪn ənd let ʌs wɑːʃ aʊt ðə teɪst ʌv kraɪm wɪð sʌm bɪr/
Line 4
They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.
/ðeɪ sæt daʊn æt wʌn ʌv ðə ˈlɪtəl raʊnd ˈteɪbəlz ənd tuː tɔːl ˈɡlæsəz ˈfoʊmɪŋ æt ðə brɪm wɜːr pleɪst bɪˈfɔːr ðem/
Line 5
"They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.
/ðeɪ hæv ɔːl ðə ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈpeɪpərz hiːr sed ðə ˈædvəkət/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

brim noun US /brɪm/

the top edge of a vessel or other container

From this reading “They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.”

cafe noun US /kəˈfeɪ/

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading “"And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.”

Carew noun US /ˈkæruː/

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

From this reading “The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.”

foaming adjective US /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading “They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.”

Hollander noun US /ˈhɑːləndər/

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading “"And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.”

miscarriage noun US /mɪˈskerədʒ/

failure of a plan

From this reading “The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.”

moody noun US /ˈmuːdi/

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading “The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.”

Rotterdam noun US /ˈrɑːtərdæm/

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

From this reading “"And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

round tables noun + noun counted as “round table”

a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

In this reading “They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.”

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

advocateverbUS /ˈædvəkət/

push for something

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

attorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

beernounUS /bɪr/

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

brimnounUS /brɪm/

the top edge of a vessel or other container

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

cafenounUS /kəˈfeɪ/

a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

CarewnounUS /ˈkæruː/

Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

courtnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

foamingadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

glassesnounUS /ˈɡlæsəz/

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

HollandernounUS /ˈhɑːləndər/

a native or inhabitant of Holland

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

indignantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

miscarriagenounUS /mɪˈskerədʒ/

failure of a plan

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

moodynounUS /ˈmuːdi/

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

papersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

RotterdamnounUS /ˈrɑːtərdæm/

the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "They have all the English papers here," said the advocate.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

thoughtfuladjectiveUS /ˈθɔːtfəl/

having intellectual depth

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

volublyadverb

in a chatty manner

From this reading The attorney and Carew left the court, the former volubly indignant at the miscarriage of justice, the latter moody and thoughtful.

washverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And now," cried the Hollander, "here we are at the best cafe in Rotterdam.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They sat down at one of the little round tables, and two tall glasses foaming at the brim were placed before them.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Come in, and let us wash out the taste of crime with some beer."

Chapter 5 of A Desperate Voyage by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Chapter 5 holds 101 sentences of A Desperate Voyage, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

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Carey
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Ground
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