Chapter 6 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft. "Here they come, sir!" he screamed. Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco. "Who come?" "The boats, sir--boarding."
Chapter 6 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.”
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “"The boats, sir--boarding."”
the noise made by a bell
From this reading “Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.”
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading “Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.”
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading “Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.”
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading “Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.”
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 Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading "The boats, sir--boarding."
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "The boats, sir--boarding."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
the noise made by a bell
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
done under pressure
From this reading BOARDERS I Kit rushed madly aft.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
the act of removing hair with a razor
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The boats, sir--boarding."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here they come, sir!" he screamed.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Old Ding-dong sat propped on his corpse, shaving a quid of tobacco.
which person or people
From this reading "Who come?"
Chapter 6 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
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