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Chapter 2 of Odd craft [complete] is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Odd craft [complete] is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver. “Ah! I see; I see. A ship in a gale at sea. It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
Chapter 2 of Odd craft [complete] is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading ““The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.”
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “A ship in a gale at sea.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.”
transport commercially
From this reading “A ship in a gale at sea.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading ““The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see; I see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see; I see.
transport commercially
From this reading A ship in a gale at sea.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading It is the _North Star;_ it is sinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The picture disappears,” said Mr. Silver.
Chapter 2 of Odd craft [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 2 holds 391 sentences of Odd craft [complete], unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Odd craft [complete] by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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