Chapter 14 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale. The engine stops. The steamer falls into the trough of the sea. The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits. Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
Chapter 14 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “The engine stops.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “The engine stops.”
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading “The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
Having no one else present.
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
being joined in close association
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engine stops.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading The engine stops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Corkey is feeling about one of these yawls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading The steamer falls into the trough of the sea.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
the topmost one of two
From this reading OFF CAPE CROKER Corkey has climbed to the upper deck and stands there alone in the darkness and the gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Africa carries two yawls attached to her davits.
Chapter 14 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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