Chapter 10 of The Lake of Wine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Lake of Wine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When is it ye’re leavin’? Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before? What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee? We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore! Chorus, gen’men, chorus!
Chapter 10 of The Lake of Wine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “Chorus, gen’men, chorus!”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?”
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?”
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
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From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading Chorus, gen’men, chorus!
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?
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From this reading Chorus, gen’men, chorus!
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From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
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From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When is it ye’re leavin’?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When is it ye’re leavin’?
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From this reading “When is it ye’re leavin’?
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
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From this reading What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?
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From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?
possessive form of “ocean” — a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
precisely, exactly
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
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From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading What ails that nowt ’ll start ’ee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
at the time that
From this reading “When is it ye’re leavin’?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading We wait ye right and hearty, Oh, Mounseer Buonaparte, Upon S’thampton shore!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When is it ye’re leavin’?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it the ocean’s heavin’ That sets your stummick grievin’, To see what lies before?
Chapter 10 of The Lake of Wine by Bernard Capes holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 10 holds 139 sentences of The Lake of Wine, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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