Chapter 5 of The Flying Bo'sun: A Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Flying Bo'sun: A Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight. We signaled him, and asked for his position. He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude. He was about a mile to the eastward of us. We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
Chapter 5 of The Flying Bo'sun: A Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving toward the east
From this reading “He was about a mile to the eastward of us.”
inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.”
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading “He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.”
plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen
From this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “We signaled him, and asked for his position.”
plural of “superstition” — an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
a vagrant
From this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
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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a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
In this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
In this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
In this reading “He was about a mile to the eastward of us.”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.”
increase the likelihood of
In this reading “We signaled him, and asked for his position.”
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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 OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
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From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
carefully weighed
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
moving toward the east
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
communicated in words
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
the act of giving
From this reading He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading He signaled back, giving latitude and longitude.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
plural of “omen” — a sign of something about to happen
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
past form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
plural of “superstition” — an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
a vagrant
From this reading OMENS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF OLD CHARLIE Four days later a tramp steamer hove in sight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was about a mile to the eastward of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We signaled him, and asked for his position.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading We set and wound our chronometer, and considered this luck indeed, as the Captain expressed it.
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