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Chapter 2 of A tall ship on other naval occasions is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead. A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow. "'Tain't no use," he murmured. "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month. Tar ain't no use neither.
Chapter 2 of A tall ship on other naval occasions is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “"'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.”
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.”
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading “Tar ain't no use neither.”
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading “A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.”
impressive by reason of age
From this reading “A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.”
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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 A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
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From this reading Tar ain't no use neither.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
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From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Tain't no use," he murmured.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
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From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "'Tain't no use," he murmured.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Tar ain't no use neither.
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From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
not any; not one
From this reading "'Tain't no use," he murmured.
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From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
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From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't no use," he murmured.
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
From this reading Tar ain't no use neither.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
the act of using
From this reading "'Tain't no use," he murmured.
impressive by reason of age
From this reading A few fish scales transferred themselves from the back of his oakum-coloured hand to his venerable brow.
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading II THE DRUM Ole Jarge put down the baler and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "'Er's nigh twenty year' ole--come nex' month.
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