Chapter 24 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?" "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our." "What ye mean?" "Ave a peep in the creek yonder. You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
Chapter 24 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading “VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"”
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading “You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “"Ave a peep in the creek yonder.”
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
From this reading “"Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “"Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."”
look furtively
From this reading “"Ave a peep in the creek yonder.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"Ave a peep in the creek yonder.”
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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 "Ave a peep in the creek yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
(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 "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ave a peep in the creek yonder.
toss or strike a ball back and forth
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading "Ave a peep in the creek yonder.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What ye mean?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
look furtively
From this reading "Ave a peep in the creek yonder.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ye mean?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where we'll all be afore we're much older--in ell this alf our."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOICES OF THE LOST _"Where's Bandy?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "What ye mean?"
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Ave a peep in the creek yonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll see sharp enough what I mean."_ Another voice, dark and brooding, joined in:
Chapter 24 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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