Chapter XXIV of The Phantom Yacht, “A Surprising Revelation,” is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Phantom Yacht, “A Surprising Revelation,” is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement. “Well, what do you make of it?” Dories was the first to exclaim. Nann laughingly shook her head. “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
Chapter XXIV of The Phantom Yacht, “A Surprising Revelation,” is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.”
third-person singular of “confirm” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading ““I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Dories was the first to exclaim.”
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading “The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.”
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “Nann laughingly shook her head.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading ““I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ““I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.”
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In this reading ““I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
third-person singular of “confirm” — establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
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From this reading Dories was the first to exclaim.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Dories was the first to exclaim.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dories was the first to exclaim.
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Nann laughingly shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nann laughingly shook her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading Nann laughingly shook her head.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
engage in
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nann laughingly shook her head.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Nann laughingly shook her head.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dories was the first to exclaim.
except if; if not
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dories was the first to exclaim.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
in or at the place that
From this reading The girls stood where Gib had left them staring at each other in puzzled amazement.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I don’t know unless this confirms our theory that Gib writes the notes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, what do you make of it?”
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