Chapter 18 of The Far North is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Far North is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAREWELL TO THE "ADVANCE." Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity. The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial. It was Sunday. Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
Chapter 18 of The Far North is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.”
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
torn down and broken up
From this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.”
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading “Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
In this reading “Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.”
share in something
In this reading “The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading FAREWELL TO THE "ADVANCE."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
brought together in one place
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
torn down and broken up
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading FAREWELL TO THE "ADVANCE."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sunday.
immediately past
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was Sunday.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
carry out
From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAREWELL TO THE "ADVANCE."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FAREWELL TO THE "ADVANCE."
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
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From this reading The entire ship's company was collected in our dismantled winter-chamber to take part in the ceremonial.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our last farewell to the brig was made with more solemnity.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Our moss walls had been torn down, and the wood that supported them burned.
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