Chapter 17 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOLUNTEER I. In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board. When she struck she had had a heavy list to port. As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port. Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
Chapter 17 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.”
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading “In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.”
sweep across or over
From this reading “Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.”
tell voluntarily
From this reading “VOLUNTEER I.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.”
In this reading “In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.”
In this reading “In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.”
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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 When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading VOLUNTEER I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
sweep across or over
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
tell voluntarily
From this reading VOLUNTEER I.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Thus her high shoulder was against the weather, and every sea did not sweep her deck.
at the time that
From this reading When she struck she had had a heavy list to port.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In some respects the position in which lay all now above water of the _Seabird_ was favourable to those on board.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she had struck, so she settled down with a strong list to port.
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