Chapter 16 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PICKED UP ADRIFT. Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way. On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour. No one was up. The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
Chapter 16 of The Cryptogram: A Novel is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “PICKED UP ADRIFT.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “PICKED UP ADRIFT.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.”
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading “The man at the wheel was the only one visible.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “The man at the wheel was the only one visible.”
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was up.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was up.
and nothing more
From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was up.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
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From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
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