Chapter 27 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier. As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him. "Mr. Joy callin you, sir." The boy ran up the ramp. The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
Chapter 27 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading “The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.”
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading “The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.”
cover with planks
From this reading “THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.”
an inclined surface connecting two levels
From this reading “The boy ran up the ramp.”
the removal of covering
From this reading “THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy ran up the ramp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Joy callin you, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
an infantryman equipped with grenades
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Mr. Joy callin you, sir."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Joy callin you, sir."
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
in a northern direction
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
cover with planks
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
an inclined surface connecting two levels
From this reading The boy ran up the ramp.
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 ran up the ramp.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading As he rose from his knees Piper hailed him.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Joy callin you, sir."
the removal of covering
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The old man, handling his musket, was peering through the Northward loop-hole.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy ran up the ramp.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLANK CAPONIER Kit was in the cellar stripping his belt and cartridge-pouch from Blob's Grenadier.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Joy callin you, sir."
Chapter 27 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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 27 holds 293 sentences of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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