Chapter 3 of The Seiners is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Seiners is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel. That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod. We watched the rest of them then. Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell. But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
Chapter 3 of The Seiners is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.”
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading “That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.”
past form of “luff” — sail close to the wind
From this reading “Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.”
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading “That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.”
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In this reading “One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.”
In this reading “We watched the rest of them then.”
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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 thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
later than; following
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
-ing form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
set up or found
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
cause to move by striking
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
past form of “luff” — sail close to the wind
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
in the near future
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
make high-pitched, whiney noises
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
express in words
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
a special situation
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Some luffed and others took in sail, and about them we could not tell.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was after a squall hit us off Cape Cod.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading We watched the rest of them then.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One thing we soon found out, and that was that she was a stiff vessel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But those that took it full gave us an idea of how we were behaving.
Chapter 3 of The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 404 sentences of The Seiners, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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