Chapter 8 of The sea mystery is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The sea mystery is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Lord save us! I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.” French continued to enlarge on the tale. That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain. He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
Chapter 8 of The sea mystery is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.””
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading “I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.””
make larger
From this reading “French continued to enlarge on the tale.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.””
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.”
possessive form of “gurney” — a metal stretcher with wheels
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.”
In this reading “French continued to enlarge on the tale.”
In this reading “I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.””
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
without stop or interruption
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
make larger
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
an old word for “before”
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
set up or found
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
possessive form of “gurney” — a metal stretcher with wheels
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Lord save us!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
not any; not one
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Lord save us!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I read in the noospaper about that there body being found, but it fair beats me that the crate came from ’ere, it does.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading French continued to enlarge on the tale.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading He could have sworn that the man had no inkling of the truth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lord save us!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Gurney’s surprise was genuine he felt certain.
Chapter 8 of The sea mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 8 holds 397 sentences of The sea mystery, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The sea mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 80 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The sea mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5652 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72771 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #72771, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 471 minutes of reading across 1131 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The sea mystery section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The sea mystery to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The sea mystery, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
