Chapter 5 of The Manxman : a novel is here in full — 2678 sentences across 536 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Manxman : a novel is here in full — 2678 sentences across 536 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people. After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing. “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?” “I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.
Chapter 5 of The Manxman : a novel is here in full — 2678 sentences across 536 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.”
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.”
deceive by a mock action
From this reading “After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.”
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.”
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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 After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
later than; following
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?”
plural of “cart” — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
the act of consuming food
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
deceive by a mock action
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
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From this reading “I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
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From this reading “I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
provided with artificial light
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After some feint of eating breakfast, Pete lit his pipe, called for a basket, and announced his intention of doing the marketing.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “I'm a sort of a grass-widow, ma'am.
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Saturday, and the market-place was covered with the carts and stalls of the country people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Coming for the mistress, are you, Capt'n?”
Chapter 5 of The Manxman : a novel by Hall, Sir Caine holds 2678 sentences, grouped into 536 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.
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