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A Sea Queen's Sailing

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.
She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.
"What of the others?" she asked anxiously.
"They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.
"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."
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A Sea Queen's Sailing

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of A Sea Queen's Sailing is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.
Line 2
She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.
/ʃiː sɔː ðæt aɪ hæd kʌm tuː tel hɜːr wʌt wiː hæd sed ˌðeˈrʌv/
Line 3
"What of the others?" she asked anxiously.
Line 4
"They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.
/ðeɪ hæv ˈspoʊkən ɪn ɔːl θɔːt fɔːr juː ˈiːvɪn æz aɪ nuː ðeɪ wʊd aɪ ˈænsərd/
Line 5
"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."
/wiː ɑːr æt wʌn ɪn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðæt ðə siː ɡreɪv ɪz moʊst ˈfɪtɪŋ/

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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.

anxiously adverb US /ˈæŋkʃəsli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading “"What of the others?" she asked anxiously.”

fitting adjective US /ˈfɪtɪŋ/

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading “"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."”

grave noun US /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading “"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."”

sea noun US /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading “"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."”

spoken adjective US /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading “Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.”

spot noun US /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.”

thereof adverb US /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading “She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.”

thinking noun US /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading “"We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."”

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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 spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

anxiouslyadverbUS /ˈæŋkʃəsli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading "What of the others?" she asked anxiously.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "What of the others?" she asked anxiously.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

fittingadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪŋ/

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

Gerda

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What of the others?" she asked anxiously.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "We are at one in thinking that the sea grave is most fitting."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She saw that I had come to tell her what we had said thereof.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Gerda heard me coming, and met me at the same spot where we had first spoken of this matter.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "They have spoken in all thought for you, even as I knew they would," I answered.

Chapter 7 of A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 7 holds 241 sentences of A Sea Queen's Sailing, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Black
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Smoke
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Eddied
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Wavered
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