Chapter 10 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The little nipper," says the skipper. "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!" I laughed outright at that. 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had. "What stirred his wrath?"
Chapter 10 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “"His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"The little nipper," says the skipper.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “I laughed outright at that.”
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading “'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “"The little nipper," says the skipper.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “"His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “"His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “"What stirred his wrath?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I laughed outright at that.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I laughed outright at that.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading I laughed outright at that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The little nipper," says the skipper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
a young person of either sex
From this reading "The little nipper," says the skipper.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
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 "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading I laughed outright at that.
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The little nipper," says the skipper.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "The little nipper," says the skipper.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading "What stirred his wrath?"
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I laughed outright at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The little nipper," says the skipper.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading "His fist tapped the tip o' my nose!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas a good rebound from the start I had had.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What stirred his wrath?"
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading "What stirred his wrath?"
Chapter 10 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Norman Duncan holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 10 holds 393 sentences of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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