Chapter 18 of Sard Harker: A novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Sard Harker: A novel is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Shut your eyes,” Sard said. “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone. I’m as sick as a cat. I say, would you mind bringing me some water?” “I’ll bring you water,” Sard said.
Chapter 18 of Sard Harker: A novel 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
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.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading ““I’ll bring you water,” Sard said.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “I say, would you mind bringing me some water?””
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “I’m as sick as a cat.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading ““Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.”
possessive form of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading ““Shut your eyes,” Sard said.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I’m as sick as a cat.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “I say, would you mind bringing me some water?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I say, would you mind bringing me some water?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’m as sick as a cat.
(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 “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’m as sick as a cat.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I’ll bring you water,” Sard said.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I’m as sick as a cat.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Shut your eyes,” Sard said.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
possessive form of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll bring you water,” Sard said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m as sick as a cat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Shut your eyes,” Sard said.
a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
From this reading “Shut your eyes,” Sard said.
express in words
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Shut your eyes,” Sard said.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I’m as sick as a cat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say, would you mind bringing me some water?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you say ‘shut your eyes,’ but my head’s all gone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Shut your eyes,” Sard said.
Chapter 18 of Sard Harker: A novel by John Masefield 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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