Chapter 8 of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GERALD AT STAMMARS. A pleasant morning-room at Stammars. Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence. To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy. The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
Chapter 8 of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.”
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase “in high dudgeon”)
From this reading “Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.”
the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
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.
In this reading “Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.”
In this reading “The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GERALD AT STAMMARS.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase “in high dudgeon”)
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
to come or go into
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD AT STAMMARS.
the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A pleasant morning-room at Stammars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
term of address for a man
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD AT STAMMARS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her enter Sir Thomas and Mr. Pomeroy.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The former has a volume of Hansard under his arm, the latter carries a roll of manuscript.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Dudgeon is busy with her correspondence.
Chapter 8 of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 8 holds 253 sentences of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Work through the 51 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 51 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by T. W. (Thomas Wilkinson) Speight on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2412 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #57672 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #57672, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 201 minutes of reading across 483 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Secret of the Sea: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
