Chapter 31 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn! And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.” “The Isle of Cripples?” “Ay; why not? Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
Chapter 31 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cripple” — someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
From this reading “And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.””
a small island
From this reading “And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.””
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
plural of “prow” — front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay; why not?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
plural of “cripple” — someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
divisible by two
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
a small island
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
plural of “medium” — a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
not any; not one
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Ay; why not?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
plural of “prow” — front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
express in words
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now for the Isle of Cripples,—even Hooloomooloo.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mohi, tell how they came to club.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Ay; why not?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading They Land At Hooloomooloo “Keep all three prows, for yonder rock.” cried Media; “No sadness on this merry morn!
Chapter 31 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Herman Melville holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 31 holds 225 sentences of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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