Chapter 7 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONT IS PUNISHED. "Hang the luck, anyway!" In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next. An hour later the captain called up the first mate. "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
Chapter 7 of The Wizard of the Sea is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Hang the luck, anyway!"”
depressingly dark
From this reading “In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Hang the luck, anyway!"”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “An hour later the captain called up the first mate.”
gather or bring together
From this reading “"Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “MONT IS PUNISHED.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “"Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “"Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.”
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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 In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
(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 "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Hang the luck, anyway!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
depressingly dark
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Hang the luck, anyway!"
come to pass
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MONT IS PUNISHED.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "Hang the luck, anyway!"
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONT IS PUNISHED.
gather or bring together
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading MONT IS PUNISHED.
the act of punishing
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
not in physical motion
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hang the luck, anyway!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading An hour later the captain called up the first mate.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "Let the prisoner be brought forward, and call the hands to witness punishment; muster them all.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a miserable state of mind, but still very angry, Mont sat down in his gloomy prison, and wondered what would happen next.
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