Chapter 4 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
More premonitions. Triplett's curious behavior. A call from Baahaabaa. We visit William Henry Thomas. His bride.
Chapter 4 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Triplett's curious behavior.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “His bride.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “A call from Baahaabaa.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Triplett's curious behavior.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “We visit William Henry Thomas.”
plural of “premonition” — a feeling of evil to come
From this reading “More premonitions.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “We visit William Henry Thomas.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “We visit William Henry Thomas.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A call from Baahaabaa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A call from Baahaabaa.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Triplett's curious behavior.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading His bride.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A call from Baahaabaa.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Triplett's curious behavior.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A call from Baahaabaa.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading We visit William Henry Thomas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bride.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More premonitions.
plural of “premonition” — a feeling of evil to come
From this reading More premonitions.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading We visit William Henry Thomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Triplett's curious behavior.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We visit William Henry Thomas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We visit William Henry Thomas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We visit William Henry Thomas.
Chapter 4 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 10 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 4 holds 10 sentences of The Cruise of the Kawa, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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About 118 minutes of reading across 284 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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