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Chapter 30 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs. In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him. Now he was alone. And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are. A visible danger would have strengthened him.
Chapter 30 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.”
witty remark
From this reading “In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.”
given added strength or support
From this reading “A visible danger would have strengthened him.”
filled with water
From this reading “THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.”
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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 DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Now he was alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading A visible danger would have strengthened him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A visible danger would have strengthened him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
completely unclothed
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he was alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
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 DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
witty remark
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
given added strength or support
From this reading A visible danger would have strengthened him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading A visible danger would have strengthened him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now he was alone.
filled with water
From this reading THE DOINGS IN THE CREEK I As he ran he seemed to himself to be a body of lead borne on watery dream-legs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A visible danger would have strengthened him.
the day immediately before today
From this reading In the sally of yesterday at least he had Knapp with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And to dare alone is to be revealed to yourself, naked as you are.
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