Chapter 15 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB. Cook Charlie was a blessing. Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift. “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him. “He’s worth a fortin.”
Chapter 15 of Fighting the Sea is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “Cook Charlie was a blessing.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Cook Charlie was a blessing.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading ““I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading ““I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.”
your usual mood
From this reading “Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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sound practical judgment
In this reading “Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.”
In this reading “Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.”
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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 Cook Charlie was a blessing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Cook Charlie was a blessing.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cook Charlie was a blessing.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Cook Charlie was a blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s worth a fortin.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s worth a fortin.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
carry out
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
your usual mood
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARNEY LITERARY CLUB.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature had made him that handsome present of a happy temperament, and common sense had taught him to take good care of the gift.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cook Charlie was a blessing.
at the time that
From this reading “I know my man,” said Keeper Barney when he hired him.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “He’s worth a fortin.”
Chapter 15 of Fighting the Sea by Edward A. (Edward Augustus) [Adapter] Rand holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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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