Chapter 3 of The Wind-Jammers is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Wind-Jammers is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It was July when we got off the Cape. You know how it is in that month. Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific. We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough. The cold was terrible.
Chapter 3 of The Wind-Jammers is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading ““It was July when we got off the Cape.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading ““It was July when we got off the Cape.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “You know how it is in that month.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.”
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In this reading “Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.”
In this reading “We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.”
In this reading “We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading ““It was July when we got off the Cape.”
In this reading “We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.”
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From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
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From this reading You know how it is in that month.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The cold was terrible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had been knocking about now, too, for three weeks and were down below 61° south, so it was hard enough.
at the time that
From this reading “It was July when we got off the Cape.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cold, dark, stormy weather, with the giant nor’west sea rolling down from the Pacific.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how it is in that month.
Chapter 3 of The Wind-Jammers by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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