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Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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"_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.
The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.
Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.
March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.
Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.
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Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.
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The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.
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Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.
/kʌm kloʊs ɪn ˈeni waɪnd bʌt ˈiːstərli ənd kæn loʊd ʌp ˈhɔːrsəz əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
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March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.
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Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

Learner Dictionary

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.

alongside adverb US /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/

side by side

From this reading “Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.”

colouring noun US /ˈkʌlərrɪŋ/

a digestible substance used to give color to food

From this reading “"_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.”

easterly adjective US /ˈiːstərli/

lying in or toward the east

From this reading “Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.”

fenced verb US /fenst/

past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence

From this reading “Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.”

gallons noun US /ˈɡælənz/

plural of “gallon” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading “"_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.”

Item noun US /ˈaɪtəm/

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

suiting noun US /ˈsuːtɪŋ/

a fabric used for suits

From this reading “March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.”

tides noun US /taɪdz/

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading “March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.”

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1

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From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

2

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From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

24th

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From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

25th

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From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

4

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From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

alongsideadverbUS /əˈlɔːŋˈsaɪd/

side by side

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

anker

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From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

ankers

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From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

Blackheadnoun

a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

colouringnounUS /ˈkʌlərrɪŋ/

a digestible substance used to give color to food

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

easterlyadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərli/

lying in or toward the east

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

fencedverbUS /fenst/

past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

gallonsnounUS /ˈɡælənz/

plural of “gallon” — United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

GetverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

Hauen

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

ItemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

lightsnounUS /laɪts/

plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

loadnounUS /loʊd/

weight to be borne or conveyed

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

moonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

pilchard-store

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

RopenounUS /roʊp/

a strong line

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

the display of a motion picture

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

stuffnounUS /stʌf/

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

suitingnounUS /ˈsuːtɪŋ/

a fabric used for suits

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

tidesnounUS /taɪdz/

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Horses will be there: two fenced lights, pilchard-store and beach, showing S 1/4 E to E S E. Get them in line.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading "_Item, 2 ankers of colouring stuff at 4 gallons per anker, price as usual.

warnedverbUS /wɔːrnd/

past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading The place to be as before, under Rope Hauen, east side of Blackhead, unless warned: and a straight run.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading March 24th or 25th will be best, night tides suiting, and no moon.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Come close in, any wind but easterly, and can load up horses alongside.

Chapter 7 of Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

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Fires
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Profitable
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Ghosts
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