Chapter 11 of The Blood Ship is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Blood Ship is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind. But in the back, not the front, mind you. For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew. A neck-stretching business! Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
Chapter 11 of The Blood Ship is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.”
in an insistent manner
From this reading “Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.”
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading “I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.”
transport commercially
From this reading “For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.”
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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 For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
later than; following
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the back, not the front, mind you.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
at any time
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading But in the back, not the front, mind you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
in an insistent manner
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
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From this reading A neck-stretching business!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But in the back, not the front, mind you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
transport commercially
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
caught or fixed
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
look attentively
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading For mutiny on a ship is a dreadful business, as I, a sailor, well knew.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went below after that watch with the thought of mutiny stirring in the back of my mind.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there the thought was, and it stuck, and pecked ever more insistently at my consciousness as the days passed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But in the back, not the front, mind you.
Chapter 11 of The Blood Ship by Norman Springer holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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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