Chapter 1 of Ocean Tramps is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Ocean Tramps is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The beauty of a flower. The beauty of a tune. The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship. Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc. LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.
Chapter 1 of Ocean Tramps is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading “The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.”
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading “The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.”
plural of “fisher” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.”
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading “LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.”
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.”
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.”
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.
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The beauty of a flower.
(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 The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The beauty of a flower.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
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From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
plural of “fisher” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The beauty of a flower.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: HUTCHINSON & CO.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
not any; not one
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beauty of a flower.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Author of “The Blue Lagoon,” “The Pearl Fishers,” “The Children of the Sea,” Etc., Etc.
transport commercially
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The beauty of a flower.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading The beauty of a tune.
at the time that
From this reading The beauty of the hour When dusk embraces June: Of all the beauties earthly The soul of man may clip, On earth there is no beauty Like the beauty of a ship.
Chapter 1 of Ocean Tramps by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 1 holds 431 sentences of Ocean Tramps, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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