Chapter 24 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An abominable night! A wonderful night! Sleep? I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty. Then came a change, an easement.
Chapter 24 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
unequivocally detestable
From this reading “An abominable night!”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Then came a change, an easement.”
(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
From this reading “Then came a change, an easement.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Sleep?”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “A wonderful night!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wonderful night!
unequivocally detestable
From this reading An abominable night!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An abominable night!
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
(law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading An abominable night!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep?
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came a change, an easement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
up to a particular time
From this reading I suppose I did sleep, in catnaps, but I swear I heard every bell struck until three-thirty.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A wonderful night!
Chapter 24 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 225 sentences of The Mutiny of the Elsinore, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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