Chapter 18 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head. A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping. At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks. "I make out about a score of em," he said. "The boat's beached, and a man over it.
Chapter 18 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading “"The boat's beached, and a man over it.”
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"The boat's beached, and a man over it.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.”
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “"I make out about a score of em," he said.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.”
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 FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
past form of “beach” — land on a beach
From this reading "The boat's beached, and a man over it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "The boat's beached, and a man over it.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
engage in
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The boat's beached, and a man over it.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The boat's beached, and a man over it.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading "I make out about a score of em," he said.
the state of being asleep
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
a quality that outshines the usual
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
very small
From this reading At the foot of it a few tiny black figures moved among the rocks.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading A mile and a half away, it lay in misty splendour, not unlike a lion sleeping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLAP OF A FLAG The Parson was staring through the spy-glass at Beachy Head.
Chapter 18 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 18 holds 245 sentences of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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