Chapter 34 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind. The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly. Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow. Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms. On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
Chapter 34 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading “NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.”
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.”
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading “The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.”
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading “On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.”
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading “NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.”
plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.”
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading “Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.”
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
fall or come down violently
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
covered with or consisting of rust
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
plural of “spasm” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading Kit hugged the tiller, shivering in spasms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The lugger began to prattle, as she took the water bobbingly.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading NATURE, THE COMFORTER I The crash of the waves on the shingle grew faint behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On his right Beachy Head, rusty of hide, waded white-footed into the deep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overhead the sky was blue, with wisps of snow.
Chapter 34 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 295 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.
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