Chapter 24 of A Yankee doctor in paradise is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of A Yankee doctor in paradise is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933. We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro. We are a little crowded, but not too much. _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Chapter 24 of A Yankee doctor in paradise is here in full — 477 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “_Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “We are a little crowded, but not too much.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.”
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading “_Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.”
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading “_Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.”
in motion
From this reading “We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “_Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.”
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In this reading “We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.”
In this reading “THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.”
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From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
and nothing more
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
a projection or ridge that suggests a keel
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
in motion
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
a large number or amount
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We are a little crowded, but not too much.
in the direction of
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been on the water three days, moving toward Vanikoro.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THROUGH THE SOLOMONS TO RENNELL Let me begin with a scrap from my diary of May 4, 1933.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zaca_ is beautiful; 118 feet long, 23 feet beam, 125 tons, 22 tons lead on keel, draws just under 15 feet of water.
Chapter 24 of A Yankee doctor in paradise by S. M. (Sylvester Maxwell) Lambert holds 477 sentences, grouped into 96 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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