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Chapter 6 of A Singular Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What became of all those men--the crew and captain?” “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you. Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em. The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after. There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
Chapter 6 of A Singular Life is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading ““What became of all those men--the crew and captain?””
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
flow back or recede
From this reading ““Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.”
your parents
From this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.”
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
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In this reading ““Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.”
In this reading “Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.”
In this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
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later than; following
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
(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 “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
flow back or recede
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
your parents
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
and nothing more
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the force of workers available
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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