Chapter 9 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence. It was also eastbound. Eodan grew tense. "Stand by to come about!" he said. "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
Chapter 9 of The Golden Slave is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “"Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.”
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading “The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.”
moving toward the east
From this reading “It was also eastbound.”
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading “The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “Eodan grew tense.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Eodan grew tense.”
not act or do anything
In this reading “"Stand by to come about!" he said.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
in addition
From this reading It was also eastbound.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
moving toward the east
From this reading It was also eastbound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eodan grew tense.
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Eodan grew tense.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was also eastbound.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Eodan grew tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Stand by to come about!" he said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
(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 The sun was so brazen off the sea that the other galley had come well over the horizon before the lookout cried its presence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Row down there, you clotheads!" bellowed Tjorr.
Chapter 9 of The Golden Slave by Poul Anderson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 9 holds 416 sentences of The Golden Slave, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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