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Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast
Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Kirk Munroe • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.
It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.
On one thing he determined.
Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.
How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.
Line 2
It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.
/ɪt hæd ɔːl bɪn soʊ ˈterəbəl ənd jet soʊ ənˈriːl/
Line 3
On one thing he determined.
/ɑːn wʌn θɪŋ hiː dɪˈtɜːrmənd/
Line 4
Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.
Line 5
How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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Alaric noun US /ˈælərɪk/

king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

From this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

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Bonny adjective US /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading “How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!”

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bunk noun US /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

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gurgle verb US /ˈɡɜːrɡəl/

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incidents noun US /ˈɪnsədənts/

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

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reflecting adjective US /rɪˈflektɪŋ/

causing reflection or having a device that reflects

From this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

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splendidly adverb US /ˈsplendədli/

extremely well

From this reading “How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!”

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unreal adjective US /ənˈriːl/

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

From this reading “It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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exciting incidents adjective + noun counted as “exciting incident”

In this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

253 times in 426,211 chapters
lay awake verb + adjective

In this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

2,535 times in 426,211 chapters
few inches adjective + noun counted as “few inch”

In this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

2,460 times in 426,211 chapters
long time adjective + noun

a prolonged period of time

In this reading “A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.”

57,940 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 67

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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AlaricnounUS /ˈælərɪk/

king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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BonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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bownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜːrmənd/

characterized by great determination

From this reading On one thing he determined.

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easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gurgleverbUS /ˈɡɜːrɡəl/

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading On one thing he determined.

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headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
how

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

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

Pending verification
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inchesnounUS /ˈɪntʃəz/

plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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KEDGING

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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LESSONnounUS /ˈlesən/

a unit of instruction

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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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 A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On one thing he determined.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On one thing he determined.

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partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reflectingadjectiveUS /rɪˈflektɪŋ/

causing reflection or having a device that reflects

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

From this reading How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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rownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sloop's

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/

extremely well

From this reading How splendidly Bonny had come to his rescue, and yet how easily!

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swimverbUS /swɪm/

travel through water

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading On one thing he determined.

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading A LESSON IN KEDGING For a long time Alaric lay awake in his narrow bunk, listening to the gurgle of waters parted by the sloop's bow, but a few inches from his head, and reflecting upon the exciting incidents of the past hour.

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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Never again would he enter a boat alone without having first learned how to row, and to swim also.

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yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It had all been so terrible and yet so unreal.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 12 of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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About 313 minutes of reading across 752 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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How to work through Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast

Words and structures a reader meets early in Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Snow-shoes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sledges
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fur-seal's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.