Chapter 34 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Mellaire was right. The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes. Mr. Pike was right. Hell had not begun to pop. But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
Chapter 34 of The Mutiny of the Elsinore is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.”
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.”
to extremes
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “Mr. Pike was right.”
bulge outward
From this reading “Hell had not begun to pop.”
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
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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 But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
consider or hold as true
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
divisible by two
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
to extremes
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Mr. Pike was right.
bulge outward
From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
at the time that
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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