Chapter 33 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost. "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger. "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!" They might as well have tried to move a mountain. Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
Chapter 33 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “"Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “"Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.”
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading “"Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.”
propel through the air
From this reading “"Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.”
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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 RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
a youthful male person
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
divisible by two
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
any competition
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
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From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
lacking natural ease
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
propel through the air
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RACE FOR THE LUGGER I There was not a moment to be lost.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They might as well have tried to move a mountain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now put your shoulder to and heave with a will! heave!"
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet even as the boy strained, a wave shot up and sluiced his feet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Throw your musket aboard her!" cried Kit, bringing up against the lugger.
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