Chapter 32 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUND OUT. When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze. But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight. "How is this, Yawl?" I asked; "we are out of doors.
Chapter 32 of Mr. Fortescue: An Andean Romance is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading “When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.”
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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 When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I asked; "we are out of doors.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked; "we are out of doors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I asked; "we are out of doors.
set up or found
From this reading FOUND OUT.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
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From this reading "How is this, Yawl?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is this, Yawl?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
not any; not one
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked; "we are out of doors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FOUND OUT.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How is this, Yawl?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading But, to my utter surprise, there was no land in sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I asked; "we are out of doors.
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
From this reading When I awoke it was broad daylight, Yawl at the helm, the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze.
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