Chapter 8 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES. Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream. That, at all events, is how it had felt to me. 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.' I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
Chapter 8 of Our Home in the Silver West is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.”
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.”
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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 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
(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 That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
immediately past
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
on one occasion
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading MONCRIEFF RELATES HIS EXPERIENCES.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Our life at sea had been like one long happy dream.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That, at all events, is how it had felt to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading 'A dream I could have wished to last for aye.'
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading I was enamoured of the ocean, and more than once I caught myself yearning to be a sailor.
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