Chapter 25 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter 25 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALVAGE. One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope. “He’s pinned here. The rock’s right on top of him.” Taffy examined the rock.
Chapter 25 of The Ship of Stars is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 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.
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.”
plural of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading ““He’s pinned here.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.”
possessive form of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading “SALVAGE.”
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading “Taffy examined the rock.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Taffy examined the rock.
feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’s pinned here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He’s pinned here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rock’s right on top of him.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
plural of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rock’s right on top of him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “He’s pinned here.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The rock’s right on top of him.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Taffy examined the rock.
possessive form of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The rock’s right on top of him.”
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading SALVAGE.
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading Taffy examined the rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the masons lowered himself into the pool, and thrusting an arm beneath the ore-weed, began to grope.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The rock’s right on top of him.”
Chapter 25 of The Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 25 holds 249 sentences of The Ship of Stars, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 50 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 25 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 Ship of Stars by Arthur Quiller-Couch on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4896 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16000 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #16000, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 408 minutes of reading across 980 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Ship of Stars section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 28 chapters of The Ship of Stars 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 Ship of Stars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
