Chapter 3 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, my!" said she, taken aback. "Back I goes, does I! An' t' Wolf Cove? Oh, dear!" My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
Chapter 3 of Doctor Luke of the Labrador is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading “"Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.”
a small inlet
From this reading “An' t' Wolf Cove?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “"Back I goes, does I!”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.”
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “An' t' Wolf Cove?”
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' t' Wolf Cove?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Back I goes, does I!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
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From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
a small inlet
From this reading An' t' Wolf Cove?
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear!"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Back I goes, does I!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Back I goes, does I!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Back I goes, does I!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
plural of “net” — a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading An' t' Wolf Cove?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Oh, my!" said she, taken aback.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading An' t' Wolf Cove?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading My father sent word to the masters of the cod-traps, which were then set off the heads, that such sculpin as got in the nets by chance must be saved for him.
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