Chapter 9 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But I could not sleep. I took more cream of tartar. It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives. And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased. But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
Chapter 9 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the best people or things in a group
From this reading “I took more cream of tartar.”
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading “And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.”
an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
From this reading “It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.”
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.”
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “I took more cream of tartar.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I could not sleep.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I could not sleep.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading I took more cream of tartar.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I could not sleep.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
set afire or burning
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I took more cream of tartar.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I could not sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took more cream of tartar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But I could not sleep.
in the near future
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading I took more cream of tartar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must be the heat of the bed-clothes, I decided, that excited my hives.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took more cream of tartar.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as soon as I turned out the lamp and closed my eyes I was troubled again.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, whenever I ceased struggling for sleep, and lighted the lamp and read, my skin irritation decreased.
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