Chapter 14 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried. Satan was the accuser. The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea: “Go’n fry your head! Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
Chapter 14 of Satan: A Romance of the Bahamas is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who imputes guilt or blame
From this reading “Satan was the accuser.”
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading “The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:”
be excessively hot
From this reading ““Go’n fry your head!”
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading “HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.”
harmed
From this reading “HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Satan was the accuser.”
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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In this reading “Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!”
In this reading “HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.”
In this reading “HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.”
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 HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
someone who imputes guilt or blame
From this reading Satan was the accuser.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
be excessively hot
From this reading “Go’n fry your head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Go’n fry your head!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “Go’n fry your head!
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
harmed
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Satan was the accuser.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
not in physical motion
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The defendant, “het up” and flushed, replied in the language of the sea:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HANTS AND OTHER THINGS Down below, at supper, the injured housekeeper was still in evidence and rose to a charge that the fish was over-fried.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Clackin’ on deck and leavin’ me to do the work—the pair of you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go’n fry your head!
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