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Chapter 5 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam. I do not know which day it was. The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar. The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being. We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
Chapter 5 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “allotment” — a share set aside for a specific purpose
From this reading “We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.”
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “* * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.”
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading “The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.”
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading “* * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “* * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.”
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading “We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.”
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading “The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.”
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In this reading “* * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.”
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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 * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
plural of “allotment” — a share set aside for a specific purpose
From this reading We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
indistinct or hazy in outline
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
(Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
immediately past
From this reading We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
cut with a saw
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading We had passed the last of the trivial allotments of time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * * One dayfall we saw the Canary Islands a great distance on the port beam.
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading The days had run together into a measureless sense of well-being.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Hesperides were as blurred as the place in the calendar.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I do not know which day it was.
Chapter 5 of The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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