Chapter 15 of The Flight of the Silver Ship is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Flight of the Silver Ship is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last. Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners. Not a man spoke. Not a man could look at him. Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
Chapter 15 of The Flight of the Silver Ship is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.”
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading “MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.”
crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading “Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.”
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading “Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.”
morally degraded
From this reading “Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Not a man could look at him.”
In this reading “Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a man spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
completely unclothed
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
next to; at the side of
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not a man could look at him.
-ing form of “cower” — crouch or curl up
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
true confidential information
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a man could look at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
immediately past
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
plural of “listener” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Not a man could look at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Not a man spoke.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a man spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
and nothing more
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
cut with a saw
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
morally degraded
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
move hurridly
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Not a man spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE SPEED Cowering beside David, he got out the miserable confession at last.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Searching each face, Walter Cram saw only the reflection of his own disgrace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bare facts that clothed themselves with sordid details in the minds of the listeners.
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