Chapter 14 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly. “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman. “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow. “Parts!” said the other. “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
Chapter 14 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading ““Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.””
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.”
come to understand
From this reading ““Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.””
the act of departing politely
From this reading ““Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.””
the local environment
From this reading ““Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading ““Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.””
a male spokesperson
From this reading ““Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading ““Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
come to understand
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
and nothing more
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Parts!” said the other.
the act of departing politely
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
the local environment
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
a male spokesperson
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are safe there?” asked Philip, eagerly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sixty fathom of two-inch chain, and old Joe talks about parting.”
except if; if not
From this reading “Unless the light-ship parts,” said an old fellow.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Only place where they would be safe, then,” said the spokesman.
Chapter 14 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 183 sentences of Malbone: An Oldport Romance, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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