Chapter 8 of The Wing-and-Wing is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Wing-and-Wing is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar. When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark. Ha! lantern work!--We'll home! They're playing shark." DANA.
Chapter 8 of The Wing-and-Wing is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading “DANA.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.”
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading “Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!”
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.”
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading “They're playing shark."”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
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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 "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading DANA.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
engage in
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They're playing shark."
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
From this reading They're playing shark."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're playing shark."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
at the time that
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
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