Chapter 4 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern. "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_. And so it seemed. The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded. "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
Chapter 4 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “"All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.”
past form of “best” — get the better of
From this reading “"Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.”
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading “THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.”
possessive form of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.”
the noise made by a bell
From this reading “"All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.”
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.”
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading “The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.”
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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 "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
(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 "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it seemed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
past form of “best” — get the better of
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
possessive form of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
the noise made by a bell
From this reading "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
in a giddy light-headed manner
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it seemed.
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "All hands aloft!" roared old Ding-dong.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And so it seemed.
a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it seemed.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN THE LUGGER I The lugger came bowling on, one man in her stern.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading "Diamond's bested em!" rose in a roar from the _Tremendous_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
people who are wounded
From this reading The _Kite_ was making straight for the sloop, plunging giddily, as though wounded.
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