Chapter 4 of The Weathercock is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Weathercock is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Macey was silent. "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck." "Yes, I will--to you, Vane. I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us. I never thought of it turning out as it did."
Chapter 4 of The Weathercock is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.”
to extremes
From this reading “I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Macey was silent.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “I never thought of it turning out as it did."”
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading “"Yes, I will--to you, Vane.”
the act of making something wet
From this reading “I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I will--to you, Vane.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I never thought of it turning out as it did."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I will--to you, Vane.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Macey was silent.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never thought of it turning out as it did."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never thought of it turning out as it did."
and nothing more
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I never thought of it turning out as it did."
to extremes
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Macey was silent.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I never thought of it turning out as it did."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading "Yes, I will--to you, Vane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Macey was silent.
the act of making something wet
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I will--to you, Vane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did, for I thought it would be such a game to see him overboard, and I felt it would only be a wetting for us.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I will--to you, Vane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you did, own to it like a man, Aleck."
Chapter 4 of The Weathercock by George Manville Fenn 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 4 holds 404 sentences of The Weathercock, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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