Chapter 12 of Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At four o'clock came disaster. The drug suddenly let go! Round whirled the dory, side to the seas. Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat. Out went everything that would float.
Chapter 12 of Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.”
administer a drug to
From this reading “The drug suddenly let go!”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.”
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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 Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock came disaster.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At four o'clock came disaster.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading At four o'clock came disaster.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
administer a drug to
From this reading The drug suddenly let go!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At four o'clock came disaster.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The drug suddenly let go!
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The drug suddenly let go!
according to the clock
From this reading At four o'clock came disaster.
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The drug suddenly let go!
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drug suddenly let go!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Jim grabbed the oar and jammed it into the scull-hole, but before he could wet the blade a crumbling roller almost swamped the boat.
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Round whirled the dory, side to the seas.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Out went everything that would float.
Chapter 12 of Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good by Albert Walter Tolman holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Jim Spurling, Fisherman: or Making Good, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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