Chapter 6 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds. What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now? Katie was forgotten. Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction. He was on a hunter!
Chapter 6 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading “Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “He was on a hunter!”
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading “That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?”
not returned in kind
From this reading “What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.”
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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 Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
one or the other of two
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Katie was forgotten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
someone who hunts game
From this reading He was on a hunter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katie was forgotten.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on a hunter!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
move hurridly
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fanny was to him little better than a mere abstraction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
not returned in kind
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katie was forgotten.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What cared he for love, either successful or unrequited, now?
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading That first rush scattered Queeker's depression to the winds.
Chapter 6 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 412 sentences of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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