Chapter 7 of The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time. The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward. "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly. "All well," I replied. "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
Chapter 7 of The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"”
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading “I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.”
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading “The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"”
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 “I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.”
make oneself visible; take action
In this reading “The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.”
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 I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
(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 "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
not any; not one
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
and nothing more
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
with speed
From this reading "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "All well," I replied.
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
cut with a saw
From this reading I only saw Miss Robertson for a few minutes at breakfast-time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The steward as usual carried their breakfast on a tray to the door, and in taking it in she saw me and came forward.
(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 "Is it all well?" she asked, quickly and eagerly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "He is in the hold," she whispered, "and no one knows?"
Chapter 7 of The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3 by William Clark Russell holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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