Chapter 9 of The Lookout Man is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Lookout Man is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply: "Who-who-who-o-o!" "Who! Who! Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
Chapter 9 of The Lookout Man is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading “Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.”
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading “Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.”
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.”
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
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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 Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
inflected form of “flap” — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
which person or people
From this reading "Who!
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From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
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From this reading "Who-who-who-o-o!"
Chapter 9 of The Lookout Man by B. M. Bower holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Lookout Man, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Lookout Man by B. M. Bower exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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