Chapter 19 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIFE-RAFT. When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair. Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern. They were getting them ready to be lowered. I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
Chapter 19 of A Jolly Fellowship is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.”
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.”
provoking horror
From this reading “I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “They were getting them ready to be lowered.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.”
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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 When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
in actual fact
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
start firing a weapon
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
provoking horror
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They were getting them ready to be lowered.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIFE-RAFT.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading They were getting them ready to be lowered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
a particular point in time
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading They were getting them ready to be lowered.
cut with a saw
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIFE-RAFT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were getting them ready to be lowered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were getting them ready to be lowered.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must confess that this seemed frightful to me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
at the time that
From this reading When we came out on deck, we saw in a moment that the fire was thought to be a serious affair.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Men were actually at work at the boats, which hung from their davits on each side of the deck, not far from the stern.
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