Chapter 12 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I persevered on my way to the pantry. "Dannie!" he called. I turned. "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?" "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
Chapter 12 of The Cruise of the Shining Light is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading “I persevered on my way to the pantry.”
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading “I persevered on my way to the pantry.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
in a petulant manner
From this reading “"I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.”
nonexistent
From this reading “"I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.”
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In this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
In this reading “"Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"”
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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 "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Dannie!" he called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dannie!" he called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dannie!" he called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
past form of “persevere” — be persistent, refuse to stop
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
in a petulant manner
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned.
nonexistent
From this reading "I'm wanting a glass, sir," I replied, testily.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I persevered on my way to the pantry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is you quite sure, lad," he asked, with an anxious rubbing of his stubble of gray beard, "that 'tisn't ginger-ale?"
Chapter 12 of The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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