Kit Musgrave's Luck

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Kit Musgrave's Luck is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

_Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

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Kit Musgrave's Luck

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Kit Musgrave's Luck is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

Line 2

_Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

Line 3

Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

Line 4

Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

/bɪˈtwiːn siː ənd ˈmaʊntənz ræn æn ˈempti pleɪn krɔːst baɪ ˈlɑːvə ˈrɪdʒəz ənd ˈkʌvərd baɪ sænd ðæt hæd bloʊn fɔːr ˈsɪksti maɪlz frʌm ðə səˈherə/

Line 5

In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

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jib verb US /dʒɪb/

refuse to comply

From this reading “_Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.”

lava noun US /ˈlɑːvə/

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

From this reading “Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.”

passenger noun US /ˈpæsəndʒər/

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 “THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.”

ridges noun US /ˈrɪdʒəz/

plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading “Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.”

Sahara noun US /səˈherə/

the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

From this reading “Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.”

smoked adjective US /smoʊkt/

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading “Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.”

tiller noun US /ˈtɪlər/

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

From this reading “Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.”

whitewashed adjective US /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/

coated with whitewash

From this reading “In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.”

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sixty miles adjective + noun counted as “sixty mile”

In this reading “Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.”

light breeze adjective + noun

wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale

In this reading “THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.”

red sunset noun + noun

In this reading “THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.”

on the gunwale preposition + article + noun counted as “on … gunwale”

In this reading “Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.”

looked about verb + particle counted as “look about”

In this reading “Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.”

In the distance preposition + article + noun counted as “in … distance”

In this reading “In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.”

for an hour preposition + article + noun counted as “for … hour”

In this reading “THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.”

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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 THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

Arrecife

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From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

beatingnounUS /ˈbiːtɪŋ/

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

Campeador

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From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

coastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

emptyverbUS /ˈempti/

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

Erminio

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From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

glimmered

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From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

gunwalenoun

wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

INJUREDadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/

harmed

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

jibverbUS /dʒɪb/

refuse to comply

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

KitnounUS /kɪt/

a case for containing a set of articles

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

Lanzarote's

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From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

lavanounUS /ˈlɑːvə/

rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

PASSENGERnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/

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 THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

portnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/

plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

SaharanounUS /səˈherə/

the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

sandnounUS /sænd/

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

seanounUS /siː/

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

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

smokedadjectiveUS /smoʊkt/

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

spritsailnoun

a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Between sea and mountains ran an empty plain, crossed by lava ridges and covered by sand that had blown, for sixty miles, from the Sahara.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

From this reading Don Erminio held the tiller; Kit sat on the gunwale and smoked and looked about.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

Trade-wind

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From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE INJURED PASSENGER The red sunset shone behind Lanzarote's broken hills, and the Trade-wind had, for an hour or two, dropped to a light breeze.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Campeador_'s boat, under jib and spritsail, was beating up the coast.

whitewashedadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪtwɑːʃt/

coated with whitewash

From this reading In the distance, the little whitewashed port of Arrecife glimmered against the dark sea.

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