Chapter 23 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Who knows? The man is proven by the hour. The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury. There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks. In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
Chapter 23 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading “In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.”
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading “There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.”
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
From this reading “The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “The man is proven by the hour.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.”
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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 The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
past form of “crash” — fall or come down violently
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Who knows?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
move upward
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
transport commercially
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
Chapter 23 of The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 23 holds 188 sentences of The Grey Lady, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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