Chapter 27 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly. Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again. His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath. "What was you told on coming here? Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
Chapter 27 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.”
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading “GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.”
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.”
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading “Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.”
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading “Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?”
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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 Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
anew
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
(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 Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
with anger
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
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From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
communicated in words
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
a young female
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
destroyed or killed
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
possessive form of “may” — the month following April and preceding June
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading GONE "Looker here, girl!" exclaimed Cap'n Ira sternly.
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Didn't you promise to keep a taut line on all that foolishness?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Putting his hand upon Ida May's shoulder, he forced her down into her chair again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading His own eyes gleamed angrily, and his countenance expressed his wrath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What was you told on coming here?
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