Chapter 23 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"IT'S ALL UP, MR. RICHARDS, IT'S ALL UP!" "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived." DIBDIN. We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
Chapter 23 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “RICHARDS, IT'S ALL UP!"”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading “"The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "IT'S ALL UP, MR.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
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From this reading DIBDIN.
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From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
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From this reading "IT'S ALL UP, MR.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "IT'S ALL UP, MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading RICHARDS, IT'S ALL UP!"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
transport commercially
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
term of address for a man
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "IT'S ALL UP, MR.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We return now to the day before Sir Digby's ball.
in or at the place that
From this reading "The busy crew the sails unbending, The ship in harbour safe arrived; Jack Oakum, all his perils ending, Has made the port where Kitty lived."
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