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Chapter 2 of An Ocean Tramp is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
S. S. _Turrialba_, August, 1920. WILLIAM McFEE. PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.] As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
Chapter 2 of An Ocean Tramp is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “_Turrialba_, August, 1920.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
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In this reading “PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]”
In this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.”
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From this reading _Turrialba_, August, 1920.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading _Turrialba_, August, 1920.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
held dear
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
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From this reading WILLIAM McFEE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. S.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
be seated
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PREFACE[A] [Footnote A: Preface to the first edition.]
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
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From this reading _Turrialba_, August, 1920.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
during the time that
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
which person or people
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
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From this reading WILLIAM McFEE.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As I sit, this hot July day, by my window on the Walk, while the two streams, of traffic and of Thames, drift past me, I think of the man who was my friend, the man who loved this scene so well.
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