The Loss of the Australia

Chapter III

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THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

"Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

Our hapless vessel vanished in the distance as daylight appeared, and our hearts fainted to discover that no friendly sail was visible within the range of the horizon, for our rescue.

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The Loss of the Australia

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Loss of the Australia is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

/ðə ˈsʌfərɪŋz ɪn ðə boʊts/

Line 2

"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

/ðeɪ maʊnt ʌp tuː ðə ˈhevən ðeɪ ɡoʊ daʊn əˈɡen tuː ðə depθs ðer soʊl ɪz ˈmeltəd bɪˈkɔːz ʌv ˈtrʌbəl/

Line 3

"Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

Line 4

Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

Line 5

Our hapless vessel vanished in the distance as daylight appeared, and our hearts fainted to discover that no friendly sail was visible within the range of the horizon, for our rescue.

/ˈaʊər ˈhæpləs ˈvesəl ˈvænɪʃt ɪn ðə ˈdɪstəns æz ˈdeɪlaɪt əˈpɪrd ənd ˈaʊər hɑːrts ˈfeɪntɪd tuː dɪˈskʌvər ðæt noʊ ˈfrendli seɪl wɑːz ˈvɪzəbəl wɪˈðɪn ðə reɪndʒ ʌv ðə hərˈaɪzən fɔːr ˈaʊər ˈreskjuː/

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aggravate verb US /ˈæɡrəveɪt/

make worse

From this reading “Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.”

dawned verb US /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading “Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.”

fainted verb US /ˈfeɪntɪd/

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading “Our hapless vessel vanished in the distance as daylight appeared, and our hearts fainted to discover that no friendly sail was visible within the range of the horizon, for our rescue.”

forlorn adjective US /fərˈlɔːrn/

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading “"Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.”

hapless adjective US /ˈhæpləs/

deserving or inciting pity

melted adjective US /ˈmeltəd/

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading “"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."”

reveal verb US /rɪˈviːl/

make visible

From this reading “Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.”

sufferings noun US /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading “THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

within the range preposition + article + noun counted as “within … range”

In this reading “Our hapless vessel vanished in the distance as daylight appeared, and our hearts fainted to discover that no friendly sail was visible within the range of the horizon, for our rescue.”

go down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “"They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."”

in the morning preposition + article + noun counted as “in … morning”

In this reading “"Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.”

in the distance preposition + article + noun counted as “in … distance”

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30th

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From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

aggravateverbUS /ˈæɡrəveɪt/

make worse

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Our hapless vessel vanished in the distance as daylight appeared, and our hearts fainted to discover that no friendly sail was visible within the range of the horizon, for our rescue.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

BOATSnounUS /boʊts/

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

cometh

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From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

DaylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

depthsnounUS /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/

the property created by the space between two objects or points

distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/

psychological suffering

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

faintedverbUS /ˈfeɪntɪd/

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

friendlyadjectiveUS /ˈfrendli/

characteristic of or befitting a friend

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/

deserving or inciting pity

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

JoynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

mountverbUS /maʊnt/

attach to a support

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

mutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/

common to or shared by two or more parties

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

rangenounUS /reɪndʒ/

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/

free from harm or evil

revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/

make visible

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

sailverbUS /seɪl/

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

SUFFERINGSnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SUFFERINGS IN THE BOATS.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble."

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Joy cometh in the morning;" but it was not so with our forlorn company.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

wretchednessnoun

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Daylight of the 30th December dawned only to reveal our mutual wretchedness, and to aggravate our distress.

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