Chapter 5 of The Ghost Ship is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Ghost Ship is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together." At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little. "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better." "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty. I was nearly sick just now."
Chapter 5 of The Ghost Ship is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading “"That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “"I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “"I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I was nearly sick just now."”
weep convulsively
From this reading “At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.”
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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 At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."
ruined by overcooking
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
make void or empty of contents
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
in an encouraging manner
From this reading "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
and nothing more
From this reading I was nearly sick just now."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was nearly sick just now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I was nearly sick just now."
marked by absence of sound
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
weep convulsively
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "I have burnt everything," the young man said suddenly, "and now the place is empty.
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From this reading "That's better," said Bennett encouragingly, "much better."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At the sound of his voice the young man gave a great sob and then was silent, shivering a little.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Come," he said gently, "you must pull yourself together."
Chapter 5 of The Ghost Ship by Richard Middleton holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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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