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Chapter 17 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHIP IN THE CAVE. Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill. He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues. On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech. My ear told me they were barbarous.
Chapter 17 of List, Ye Landsmen! A Romance of Incident is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “My ear told me they were barbarous.”
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading “He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading “On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.”
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading “He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.”
In this reading “THE SHIP IN THE CAVE.”
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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 He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
plural of “accent” — distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading THE SHIP IN THE CAVE.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHIP IN THE CAVE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
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From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
transport commercially
From this reading THE SHIP IN THE CAVE.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Greaves read Spanish, but spoke it ill.
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIP IN THE CAVE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My ear told me they were barbarous.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was a North-countryman, and was without musical accents for soft or swelling or voweled tongues.
the words that are spoken
From this reading On seating the lady, he looked at her and pronounced some words in her speech.
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