Chapter 13 of The Smuggler of King's Cove is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Smuggler of King's Cove is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STARTLING REVELATION. Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask. Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste. The old man tasted. He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
Chapter 13 of The Smuggler of King's Cove is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading “Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.”
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading “Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.”
past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading “Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A STARTLING REVELATION.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “A STARTLING REVELATION.”
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading “The old man tasted.”
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 “Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “The old man tasted.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A STARTLING REVELATION.
anew
From this reading He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
let fall to the ground
From this reading He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
immediately past
From this reading He tasted again, and again, and finally drank it to the last drop.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The old man tasted.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading A STARTLING REVELATION.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading The old man tasted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Percy rinsed the silver cup, and having refilled it he handed it to the earl to taste.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Our explorers made but one stop on the way back, and that was at the old wine cask.
Chapter 13 of The Smuggler of King's Cove by Sylvanus Cobb holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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