Chapter 9 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.' "'She's a woman, Tumm.' "'An' a wife.' "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!' The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
Chapter 9 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.”
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading “The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'”
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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 "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "'An' a wife.'
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'She's a woman, Tumm.'
an elevated geological formation
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
a special situation
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading The tinkle o' the bell on the black slope o' Lookout caught his ear.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'She's a woman, Tumm.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "'Woman an' wife,' says he, 'an' I loves her well, God knows!'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "'An' a wife.'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "'She's a woman, Tumm.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "''Tis a thing you must know without tellin'.'
Chapter 9 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Norman Duncan holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 9 holds 397 sentences of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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