Chapter 14 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him. The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him. The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek. Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light. He rushed up the hill into the sky.
Chapter 14 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “He rushed up the hill into the sky.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.”
done under pressure
From this reading “He rushed up the hill into the sky.”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
a man of refinement
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rushed up the hill into the sky.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He rushed up the hill into the sky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rushed up the hill into the sky.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
done under pressure
From this reading He rushed up the hill into the sky.
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From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He rushed up the hill into the sky.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
feeling self-importance
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The boy stood on a track that ran among the gorse, and looked about him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Above him the brow, rough with gorse, swelled up against the light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was at his back, and the sun on his cheek.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FLAG OF HIS COUNTRY I The Gentleman had gone, and the scent-bottle with him.
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