Chapter 16 of The city in the sea is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The city in the sea is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table. His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering: "Where away?" And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind: "On the starboard bow."
Chapter 16 of The city in the sea is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “"On the starboard bow."”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “"On the starboard bow."”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:”
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading “His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:”
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 “"On the starboard bow."”
In this reading “"On the starboard bow."”
In this reading “His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:”
In this reading “HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Where away?"
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "On the starboard bow."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading "On the starboard bow."
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HYALOS Two mornings later, as they were finishing breakfast, Sam suddenly rose from the table.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where away?"
which person or people
From this reading His sharp ear had caught something unheard by the others, but they heard the voice of Atherfield, who was steering:
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading And the voice of Church, who was on the look-out, faint against the wind:
Chapter 16 of The city in the sea by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 16 holds 205 sentences of The city in the sea, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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