Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Swank's popularity on the Island. Whinney's jealousy. An artistic duel. Whinney's deplorable condition. An assembly of the Archipelago. Water-sports on the reef. The Judgment.
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 7 reading units · Lines 1–7
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.
a group of many islands in a large body of water
From this reading “An assembly of the Archipelago.”
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading “An artistic duel.”
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “An assembly of the Archipelago.”
bad; unfortunate
From this reading “Whinney's deplorable condition.”
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading “An artistic duel.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Whinney's jealousy.”
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading “Swank's popularity on the Island.”
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading “Water-sports on the reef.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An artistic duel.
a group of many islands in a large body of water
From this reading An assembly of the Archipelago.
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading An artistic duel.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading An assembly of the Archipelago.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Whinney's deplorable condition.
bad; unfortunate
From this reading Whinney's deplorable condition.
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
From this reading An artistic duel.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Swank's popularity on the Island.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Whinney's jealousy.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading The Judgment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An assembly of the Archipelago.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Swank's popularity on the Island.
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading Swank's popularity on the Island.
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading Water-sports on the reef.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swank's popularity on the Island.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swank's popularity on the Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Water-sports on the reef.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whinney's jealousy.
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 7 sentences, grouped into 2 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 3 holds 7 sentences of The Cruise of the Kawa, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 7 sentences, grouped into 2 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 2 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 2 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1417 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6586 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6586, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 118 minutes of reading across 284 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Cruise of the Kawa section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Cruise of the Kawa to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cruise of the Kawa, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
