Chapter 9 of The Harbor of Doubt is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Harbor of Doubt is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard? All hands set tops'ls! Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet! Now, boys, altogether! Yo!
Chapter 9 of The Harbor of Doubt is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Now, boys, altogether!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Now, boys, altogether!”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “All hands set tops'ls!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “All hands set tops'ls!”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!”
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.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Now, boys, altogether!
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Now, boys, altogether!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
move gently or carefully
From this reading Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading All hands set tops'ls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
From this reading Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, boys, altogether!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All hands set tops'ls!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE COURSE "All dories aboard?
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All hands set tops'ls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jimmie Thomas, ease your mainsheet!
Chapter 9 of The Harbor of Doubt by Francis William Sullivan holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 121 sentences of The Harbor of Doubt, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Harbor of Doubt by Francis William Sullivan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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