Chapter 16 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAVES’ ISLAND. I pulled off my coat and lay down. Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes. I was much excited. The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
Chapter 16 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.”
-ing form of “disclose” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading “The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “I was much excited.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “GREAVES’ ISLAND.”
according to the clock
the possibility of future success
From this reading “The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
pull or pull out sharply
In this reading “I pulled off my coat and lay down.”
In this reading “Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.”
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “I pulled off my coat and lay down.”
In this reading “I was much excited.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
the first light of day
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
-ing form of “disclose” — make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
being one more than ten
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading I was much excited.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading GREAVES’ ISLAND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading GREAVES’ ISLAND.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I was much excited.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
according to the clock
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
the possibility of future success
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading I pulled off my coat and lay down.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prospect of the dawn disclosing the island kept me restless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eleven o’clock was struck on deck before I closed my eyes.
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