Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A frank statement. We vote on the question of matrimony. A triple wedding. An epithalmic verse. We remember the "Kawa."
Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Kawa is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “A frank statement.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “We vote on the question of matrimony.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “We vote on the question of matrimony.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “A frank statement.”
increase threefold
From this reading “A triple wedding.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “An epithalmic verse.”
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “We vote on the question of matrimony.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “A triple wedding.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 frank statement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An epithalmic verse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An epithalmic verse.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading A frank statement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We remember the "Kawa."
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
To recall to mind.
From this reading We remember the "Kawa."
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading A frank statement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
increase threefold
From this reading A triple wedding.
literature in metrical form
From this reading An epithalmic verse.
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We vote on the question of matrimony.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A triple wedding.
Chapter 10 of The Cruise of the Kawa by George S. (George Shepard) Chappell holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 10 holds 162 sentences of The Cruise of the Kawa, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 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 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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