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South Sea Foam

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of South Sea Foam is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.
Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.
Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!
I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!
We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.
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South Sea Foam

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of South Sea Foam is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.
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Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.
/kʌm drɪŋk ʌv ðə ˈsʌnsets rɪtʃ oʊld waɪn frʌm ðə ˈwɑːndərɪŋ ˈsɪnfəl deɪz ʌv maɪn fɔːr tɪz ˈoʊnli ɪn driːmz ðə wɜːrld rɪŋz truː/
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Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!
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I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!
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We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Adrift adjective US /əˈdrɪft/

aimlessly drifting

From this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

backyard noun US /ˈbækjɑːrd/

the grounds in back of a house

From this reading “Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!”

Milky adjective US /ˈmɪlki/

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading “Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!”

Octopus noun US /ˈɑːktəpʊs/

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

From this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

Retrospect noun US /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

sunsets noun US /ˈsʌnsets/

plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading “Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.”

Tonga noun US /ˈtɑːnɡə/

a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970

From this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

Wallaby noun US /ˈwɑːləbiː/

any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored

From this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Old Man adjective + noun

a man who is very old

In this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

at Sea preposition + noun

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

In this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

stands On verb + particle counted as “stand on”

In this reading “The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.”

All words in this reading · 86

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

AdriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/

aimlessly drifting

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

backyardnounUS /ˈbækjɑːrd/

the grounds in back of a house

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

CITIESnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

Falaboo

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

far-offadjective

very far away in space or time

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

fiddlenounUS /ˈfɪdəl/

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

FiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

God-winds

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

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

grog-shanty

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

Hiding-place

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

honounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

how

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

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

I'll

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

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

Man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

MENnounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

MilkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɪlki/

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

ModernadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

OctopusnounUS /ˈɑːktəpʊs/

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

PoundsnounUS /paʊndz/

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

RetrospectnounUS /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

sandsnounUS /sændz/

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

SavedadjectiveUS /seɪvd/

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

seasnounUS /siːz/

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

sinfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɪnfəl/

characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

SorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

sun-bleached

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From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

sunsetsnounUS /ˈsʌnsets/

plural of “sunset” — the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

TonganounUS /ˈtɑːnɡə/

a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

WallabynounUS /ˈwɑːləbiː/

any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Come! dream of some magic, far-off day, some lone backyard in the Milky way!

We'll

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From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I’ll fiddle; how the wandering stars will dance!

winenounUS /waɪn/

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Come! drink of the sunsets, rich old wine from the wandering sinful days of mine, For ’tis only in dreams the world rings true.

Yo

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

From this reading We’ll sing together—“Yo ho! yo ho!” as on the mighty God-winds blow Through the dreams of my world of gay romance.

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Modern Old Man of the Sea—Fifty Pounds!—A Human Octopus—Adrift at Sea—Sorrow—Saved—In Tonga—Our Old Man’s last Hiding-place—Retrospect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TO YOU MEN OF THE CITIES Come! follow me o’er the sun-bleached sands by the seas where the small grog-shanty stands On the Wallaby track to Falaboo.

Chapter 2 of South Sea Foam by A. (Arnold) Safroni-Middleton holds 11 sentences, grouped into 3 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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Vocabulary met early in South Sea Foam

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Window-sill
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Universal
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Ancient
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Olian
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