Chapter 14 of The Port of Missing Men is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Port of Missing Men is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_! And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog. _Messieurs, en garde_. —W. Lindsey. “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
Chapter 14 of The Port of Missing Men is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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repeated heavy blows
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading “AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!”
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
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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 And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
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From this reading “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
travel across or pass over
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
half the width of an em
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —W. Lindsey.
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
To recall to mind.
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading —W. Lindsey.
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
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