Chapter 12 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.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 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.
"Well, well! 'Twas news t' the lad that was I. 'Who tol' you so?' says I. "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.' "'How?'
Chapter 12 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.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
set up or found
From this reading “"'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'”
a boy or man
From this reading “'Twas news t' the lad that was I.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “'Twas news t' the lad that was I.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “'Who tol' you so?' says I.”
(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 “"Well, well!”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'
set up or found
From this reading "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'How?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'
a boy or man
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
information about recent and important events
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "'Damme!' says he, 'I found it out.'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading 'Who tol' you so?' says I.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Who tol' you so?' says I.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Who tol' you so?' says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Twas news t' the lad that was I.
(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 "Well, well!
which person or people
From this reading 'Who tol' you so?' says I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Who tol' you so?' says I.
Chapter 12 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 12 holds 397 sentences of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Norman Duncan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Norman Duncan on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4861 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24520 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #24520, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 405 minutes of reading across 973 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 12 chapters of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
