Chapter 4 of Pincher Martin, O.D. is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pincher Martin, O.D. is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK AND PLAY. I. 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside. 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!' Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
Chapter 4 of Pincher Martin, O.D. is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading “Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.”
side by side
From this reading “'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.”
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.”
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading “'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.”
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.”
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading “'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.”
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a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain
In this reading “'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.”
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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 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
side by side
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WORK AND PLAY.
terminate
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
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From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
participate in games or sport
From this reading WORK AND PLAY.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Nice sort o' craft, isn't she?' growled the first lieutenant, eyeing the grimy collier lying alongside.
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Enough to break the heart of a plaster saint!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tickle, the junior watch-keeping lieutenant, nodded in agreement.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK AND PLAY.
Chapter 4 of Pincher Martin, O.D. by H. Taprell (Henry Taprell) Dorling holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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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