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Chapter 7 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE STORY. When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?” “With much pleasure,” I answered. “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around. It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
Chapter 7 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?””
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading ““First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?””
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?””
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?””
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.”
look about oneself
In this reading ““First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.”
In this reading “A STRANGE STORY.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A STRANGE STORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “With much pleasure,” I answered.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
divisible by two
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “With much pleasure,” I answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “With much pleasure,” I answered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “With much pleasure,” I answered.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE STORY.
carry out
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “First, let me go on deck,” said he, “to take a look around.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
look attentively
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
at the time that
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is Yan Bol’s watch and I cannot trust Van Laar to see that the deck is relieved even when it is his own turn to come below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we had breakfasted Captain Greaves said: “Will you smoke a pipe with me in my cabin?”
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