Chapter 38 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen. Knapp was continuing his tale. "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter. 'Don't spoil your own sport.' "'The sogers are comin,' says another.
Chapter 38 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “"'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.”
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading “Knapp was continuing his tale.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.”
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading “PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.”
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “'Don't spoil your own sport.'”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “'Don't spoil your own sport.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "'The sogers are comin,' says another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'The sogers are comin,' says another.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The sogers are comin,' says another.
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading Knapp was continuing his tale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't spoil your own sport.'
a quad with a square body
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knapp was continuing his tale.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knapp was continuing his tale.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading 'Don't spoil your own sport.'
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Pull em off,' says one, black and bitter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'The sogers are comin,' says another.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading 'Don't spoil your own sport.'
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading 'Don't spoil your own sport.'
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Knapp was continuing his tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading PIPER PRAYS I He turned back into the kitchen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knapp was continuing his tale.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Don't spoil your own sport.'
Chapter 38 of The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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