Chapter I
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THERE SHE BLOWS! THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA. CAPT. W. H. MACY. OF NANTUCKET.
There She Blows! Or, The Log of the Arethusa
Chapter I
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THERE
SHE
BLOWS!
THE
LOG
OF
THE
ARETHUSA.
CAPT.
W.
H.
MACY.
OF
NANTUCKET.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
There She Blows! Or, The Log of the Arethusa
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of There She Blows! Or, The Log of the Arethusa is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THERE
SHE
BLOWS!
/ðer ʃiː bloʊz/
Line 2
THE
LOG
OF
THE
ARETHUSA.
Line 3
CAPT.
Line 4
W.
H.
MACY.
Line 5
OF
NANTUCKET.
/ʌv nænˈtʌkɪt/
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
blows
noun
US /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “THERE SHE BLOWS!”
log
verb
US /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA.”
nantucket
noun
US /nænˈtʌkɪt/
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
From this reading “OF NANTUCKET.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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All words in this reading · 12
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ARETHUSAnoun
any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
From this reading THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA.
BLOWSnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading THERE SHE BLOWS!
CAPT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPT.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading W. H. MACY.
LOGverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA.
MACY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading W. H. MACY.
NANTUCKETnounUS /nænˈtʌkɪt/
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry
From this reading OF NANTUCKET.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE SHE BLOWS!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOG OF THE ARETHUSA.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THERE SHE BLOWS!
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. H. MACY.
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- Blows
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- Arethusa
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