Chapter 1 of The Grain Ship is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Grain Ship is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines: "The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_. "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_. "Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_. "The Finishing Touch"--_The Popular Magazine_.
Chapter 1 of The Grain Ship is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “"Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “"The Finishing Touch"--_The Popular Magazine_.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “"The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_.”
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:”
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “"Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_.”
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From this reading "Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading "Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading "The Finishing Touch"--_The Popular Magazine_.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading "The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_.
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading "The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
From this reading "The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading "Noah's Ark"--_The All-Story Magazine_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading "The Finishing Touch"--_The Popular Magazine_.
transport commercially
From this reading "The Grain Ship"--_Harper's Monthly_.
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 "From the Darkness and the Depths"--_New Story Magazine_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "The Finishing Touch"--_The Popular Magazine_.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The contents of this volume first appeared in the following magazines:
Chapter 1 of The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 427 sentences of The Grain Ship, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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