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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning. Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames. Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right. His name was Gorn. I had been allotted my cabin.
Chapter 12 of The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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given as a task
From this reading “I had been allotted my cabin.”
(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
From this reading “Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.”
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.”
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading “Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.”
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading “Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.”
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.”
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading “Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.”
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading “A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.”
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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 A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
(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 Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
given as a task
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
possessive form of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name was Gorn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Gorn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been allotted my cabin.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Gorn.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
the middle of the day
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading Her skipper was a good sea salt; he was a Scotsman all right.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somewhere about noon the good clipper, the New Zealand Shipping Company's _Waipa_, slipped her cable and was taken in tow down the old River Thames.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading A VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND It was a bright summer's morning.
Chapter 12 of The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by J. M. (Joseph Maria) Gordon holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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