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Chapter 13 of The Day's Work is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern. I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven. There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’. “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell. “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
Chapter 13 of The Day's Work is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading ““The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.”
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading ““The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.”
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading ““‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.”
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading “I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.”
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading ““The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.”
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.”
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In this reading ““‘Last night shook her,’ I said.”
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
In this reading ““The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading ““The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.”
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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 There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
a Scottish word
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
immediately past
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
not any; not one
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
being four more than thirty
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
being seven more than thirty
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
but in spite of that
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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