Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So there it was. She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any. Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock. She had nothing to fall back on. She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.”
make more cheerful
From this reading “She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.”
disregarded
From this reading “She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.”
propel through the air
From this reading “She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.”
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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 She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had nothing to fall back on.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading She had nothing to fall back on.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So there it was.
make more cheerful
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
disregarded
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
not one, and not any
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had nothing to fall back on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had nothing to fall back on.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had neglected her habits, and hadn't any.
transport commercially
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there it was.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading So there it was.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
propel through the air
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had nothing to fall back on.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So there it was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading She was a sinking vessel, with no freight in her to throw over lighten ship withal.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now that they would have come good, there were none in stock.
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