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Chapter 9 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance. "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief. "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt! We thought--what's the matter, old chap? Heat again?"
Chapter 9 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.”
a boy or man
From this reading “We thought--what's the matter, old chap?”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.”
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading “"Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!”
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
From this reading “"It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.”
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading “A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “"Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!”
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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 MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
anew
From this reading Heat again?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
a boy or man
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
only a very short time before
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Heat again?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
a sudden jarring impact
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "It's Caradoc!" cried Madden in great astonishment and relief.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought--what's the matter, old chap?
at the time that
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MODERN COLUMBUS Hardly knowing what to expect the two advanced into the cabin, when the figure turned and looked at them with pallid countenance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Scots, Smith, you gave us a jolt!
Chapter 9 of The Cruise of the Dry Dock by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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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