Chapter 11 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sweeping as a fine art. Nosing out the unseen. The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water. A wild Yankee cheer. Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
Chapter 11 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading “The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “A wild Yankee cheer.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."”
-ing form of “nose” — search or inquire in a meddlesome way
From this reading “Nosing out the unseen.”
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading “Sweeping as a fine art.”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “Nosing out the unseen.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “A wild Yankee cheer.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sweeping as a fine art.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Sweeping as a fine art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sweeping as a fine art.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.
give encouragement to
From this reading A wild Yankee cheer.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Sweeping as a fine art.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
-ing form of “nose” — search or inquire in a meddlesome way
From this reading Nosing out the unseen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nosing out the unseen.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading Sweeping as a fine art.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nosing out the unseen.
arousing affect
From this reading Touching off a nest of "sea eggs."
not seen or perceived
From this reading Nosing out the unseen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The "Grigsby" nearly blown out of the water.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A wild Yankee cheer.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading A wild Yankee cheer.
Chapter 11 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 17 sentences, grouped into 4 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 11 holds 17 sentences of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 17 sentences, grouped into 4 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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