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Chapter 2 of The Wind-Jammers is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead. His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face. Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking. “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss. “Yo no hablo Americano.
Chapter 2 of The Wind-Jammers is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading “The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.”
in a yearning manner
From this reading “His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.”
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading “His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.”
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading ““Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.”
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
From this reading “Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.”
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 “The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.”
form a cover over
In this reading “His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.”
In this reading “Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.”
In this reading “Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.”
be oriented in a certain direction
In this reading “The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.”
In this reading “Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.”
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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 His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yo no hablo Americano.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
a boy or man
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yo no hablo Americano.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
in a yearning manner
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
a particular point in time
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
not any; not one
From this reading “Yo no hablo Americano.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
above and across; more than
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
express in speech
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Then he looked at a seam in the cabin floor for an instant and appeared to be thinking.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor fellow looked across to the door in the bulkhead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, speak up,” growled Enoch Moss.
during the time that
From this reading His eyes met those of Moll, and he gazed longingly at her a moment while a look of peculiar tenderness spread over his coarse, fierce face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yo no hablo Americano.
Chapter 2 of The Wind-Jammers by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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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