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Chapter 5 of John Sherman is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I. This being the homeward trip, SS. _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers. As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups. Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
Chapter 5 of John Sherman is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.”
toward home
From this reading “This being the homeward trip, SS.”
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading “Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “_Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “_JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.”
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading “_JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
toward home
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
not any; not one
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
above and across; more than
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading _Lavinia_ carried no cattle, but many passengers.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
the railing around the stern of a ship
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _JOHN SHERMAN RETURNS TO BALLAH._ I.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading This being the homeward trip, SS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the sea was smooth and the voyage near its end, they lounged about the deck in groups.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two cattle merchants were leaning over the taffrail smoking.
Chapter 5 of John Sherman by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 413 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 5 holds 413 sentences of John Sherman, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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