Chapter 16 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SQUIRE’S WEIRD. He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas. The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him. “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.” Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
Chapter 16 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the status of being a champion
From this reading ““But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.””
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.”
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading ““But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.””
a social unit living together
From this reading “Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading ““But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.””
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “THE SQUIRE’S WEIRD.”
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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 Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
the status of being a champion
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
a social unit living together
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
and nothing more
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
go away from a place
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
the act of departing
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every one in the Joll household gave him a small present on his leaving.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SQUIRE’S WEIRD.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE’S WEIRD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took leave of Mendarva and the Jolls just before Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smith was unaffectedly sorry to lose him.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading THE SQUIRE’S WEIRD.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But,” said he, “the Dane will be entered for the championship next summer, so I s’pose I must look forward to that.”
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