Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated

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Captain Corbet had arranged to call Wade at midnight; but so excited was he by his dreams and speculations that he took no note of time, and was at length startled by the coming of the dawn.

Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

He cast a hasty look around.

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Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

Captain Corbet had arranged to call Wade at midnight; but so excited was he by his dreams and speculations that he took no note of time, and was at length startled by the coming of the dawn.

Line 2

Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

/ðen hiː ˈhɜːrid əˈweɪ sent weɪd tuː ðə helm ənd flʌŋ hɪmˈself ˈɪntuː hɪz bɜːrθ/

Line 3

After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

Line 4

To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

/tuː hɪz sərˈpraɪz hiː faʊnd ðæt ɪt wɑːz əˈbaʊt ɪˈlevən əˈklɑːk/

Line 5

He cast a hasty look around.

/hiː kæst ə ˈheɪsti lʊk ərˈaʊnd/

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berth noun US /bɜːrθ/

a job in an organization

From this reading “Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.”

consequence noun US /ˈkɑːnsəkwəns/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.”

eleven adjective US /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading “To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.”

hasty adjective US /ˈheɪsti/

excessively quick

From this reading “He cast a hasty look around.”

helm noun US /helm/

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading “Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.”

profound adjective US /proʊˈfaʊnd/

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

From this reading “After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.”

speculations noun US /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃənz/

plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading “Captain Corbet had arranged to call Wade at midnight; but so excited was he by his dreams and speculations that he took no note of time, and was at length startled by the coming of the dawn.”

Wade verb US /weɪd/

walk (through relatively shallow water)

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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previous night adjective + noun

In this reading “After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.”

natural consequence adjective + noun

In this reading “After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.”

at length preposition + noun

in a lengthy or prolix manner

In this reading “Captain Corbet had arranged to call Wade at midnight; but so excited was he by his dreams and speculations that he took no note of time, and was at length startled by the coming of the dawn.”

profound sleep adjective + noun

In this reading “After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.”

at midnight preposition + noun

look around verb + particle

look about oneself

In this reading “He cast a hasty look around.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Captain Corbet had arranged to call Wade at midnight; but so excited was he by his dreams and speculations that he took no note of time, and was at length startled by the coming of the dawn.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading He cast a hasty look around.

arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

awaked

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From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

berthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

a job in an organization

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading He cast a hasty look around.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

consequencenounUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəns/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

Corbet

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dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

flungverbUS /flʌŋ/

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hastyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪsti/

excessively quick

From this reading He cast a hasty look around.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

helmnounUS /helm/

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He cast a hasty look around.

midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

profoundadjectiveUS /proʊˈfaʊnd/

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

speculationsnounUS /ˌspekjəˈleɪʃənz/

plural of “speculation” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

startledadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtəld/

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading To his surprise he found that it was about eleven o’clock.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he hurried away, sent Wade to the helm, and flung himself into his berth.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

WadeverbUS /weɪd/

walk (through relatively shallow water)

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading After a long and profound sleep, which was the natural consequence of the excitement of the previous night, he awaked.

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