Chapter 24 of An Ocean Tragedy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of An Ocean Tragedy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUEL. ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now. She might have done it afore though. Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’ ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
Chapter 24 of An Ocean Tragedy is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’”
have
From this reading “Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’”
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.”
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “THE DUEL.”
with low volume
From this reading “‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.”
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading “Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’”
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 “‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.”
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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 Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
side by side
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
have
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading THE DUEL.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
with low volume
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
tending to impart new life and vigor to
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
Chapter 24 of An Ocean Tragedy by William Clark Russell holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 24 holds 295 sentences of An Ocean Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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