Chapter 7 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, don't grumble," I cried. "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine." "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells." "Hear that, Smithy?" I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
Chapter 7 of Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a job in an organization
From this reading “I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.”
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading “"I say, don't grumble," I cried.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “"Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."”
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “"Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “"Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “"Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
a job in an organization
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I say, don't grumble," I cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, don't grumble," I cried.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading "I say, don't grumble," I cried.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear that, Smithy?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, don't grumble," I cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
express in words
From this reading "I say, don't grumble," I cried.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
plural of “smell” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
From this reading "Hear that, Smithy?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
the rays of the sun
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hear that, Smithy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look how beautiful the place seems in the sunshine."
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
which person or people
From this reading I said to our comrade, who was lying in his berth.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh yes, it looks right enough; but wait till you go along the narrow streets, and get some of the smells."
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