In Search of Mademoiselle

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THE HERICANO.

We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

It was three weeks that we had been upon the sea, when one night, at the beginning of October, four of the ships still being in company, there broke a storm, the equal of which I have never had the ill-fortune to behold.

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Chapter 10 of In Search of Mademoiselle is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE HERICANO. We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour. But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything. In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment. It was three weeks that we had been upon the sea, when one night, at the beginning of October, four of the ships still being in company, there broke a storm, the equal of which I have never had the ill-fortune to behold.

In Search of Mademoiselle

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Chapter 10 of In Search of Mademoiselle is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE HERICANO.

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We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

/wiː wɜːr ˈseɪlɪŋ təˈwɔːrd ðə ʃɔːr əˈɡen bʌt ðə waɪnd hæd ɡɔːn daʊn ənd ðə ˈtrɪnəti muːvd ˈslʌɡɪʃli ɪˈnʌf θruː ðə ˈhevi swelz ˈmeɪkɪŋ skers ə liːɡ æn ˈaʊər/

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But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

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In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

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elements noun US /ˈeləmənts/

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading “But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.”

latitudes noun US /ˈlætətuːdz/

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading “In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.”

league noun US /liːɡ/

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading “We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.”

plague verb US /pleɪɡ/

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading “In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.”

sluggishly adverb US /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/

in a sluggish manner

From this reading “We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.”

swells noun US /swelz/

plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

From this reading “We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.”

torment noun US /ˈtɔːrment/

unbearable physical pain

From this reading “In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.”

Trinity noun US /ˈtrɪnəti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Word partnerships in these lines

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three weeks noun + noun counted as “three week”

In this reading “It was three weeks that we had been upon the sea, when one night, at the beginning of October, four of the ships still being in company, there broke a storm, the equal of which I have never had the ill-fortune to behold.”

toward the shore preposition + article + noun counted as “toward … shore”

In this reading “We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.”

at the beginning preposition + article + noun counted as “at … beginning”

upon the sea preposition + article + noun counted as “upon … sea”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was three weeks that we had been upon the sea, when one night, at the beginning of October, four of the ships still being in company, there broke a storm, the equal of which I have never had the ill-fortune to behold.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

HERICANO

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From this reading THE HERICANO.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ill-fortune

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

latitudesnounUS /ˈlætətuːdz/

plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

leaguenounUS /liːɡ/

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

plagueverbUS /pleɪɡ/

cause to suffer a blight

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/

the work of a sailor

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

scarceadverbUS /skers/

only a very short time before

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

ship-master

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From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

sluggishlyadverbUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃli/

in a sluggish manner

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

swellsnounUS /swelz/

plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE HERICANO.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tormentnounUS /ˈtɔːrment/

unbearable physical pain

From this reading In those latitudes a ship-master should ever be in a plague and torment.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But this was a humor of the elements and meant nothing--or everything.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading We were sailing toward the shore again, but the wind had gone down and the _Trinity_ moved sluggishly enough through the heavy swells, making scarce a league an hour.

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