Chapter 8 of Blowing weather is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Blowing weather is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a little pause; then the man spoke again. "You are connected with shipping, I'd say." "Yes." The man nodded. "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
Chapter 8 of Blowing weather is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being joined in close association
From this reading “"You are connected with shipping, I'd say."”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “"There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The man nodded.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “"There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “"You are connected with shipping, I'd say."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.”
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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 There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
anew
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
being joined in close association
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The man nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
express in words
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There is something of the manner of the seaman about you," said he.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little pause; then the man spoke again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are connected with shipping, I'd say."
Chapter 8 of Blowing weather by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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