Chapter 3 of An Ocean Tramp is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of An Ocean Tramp is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip. "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say. "Aw ri' now?" he asks. "Yes, aw ri' now," I answer. "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
Chapter 3 of An Ocean Tramp is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Aw ri' now?" he asks.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “"You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."”
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “"After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.”
be sold at the retail level
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
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From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
react verbally
From this reading "Yes, aw ri' now," I answer.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Aw ri' now?" he asks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
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From this reading "Aw ri' now?" he asks.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aw ri' now?" he asks.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
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From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Aw ri' now?" he asks.
according to the clock
From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
a separate part of a whole
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
be sold at the retail level
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
From this reading "Aw ri' now?" he asks.
express in words
From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
look attentively
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, aw ri' now," I answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
Chapter 3 of An Ocean Tramp by William McFee holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 441 sentences of An Ocean Tramp, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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