Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog)

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Locks.—George and I are photographed.—Wallingford.—Dorchester.—Abingdon.—A family man.—A good spot for drowning.—A difficult bit of water.—Demoralizing effect of river air.

We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

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Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog) Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog) is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Locks.—George and I are photographed.—Wallingford.—Dorchester.—Abingdon.—A family man.—A good spot for drowning.—A difficult bit of water.—Demoralizing effect of river air. We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there. The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford. From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock. I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog)

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog) is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Locks.—George and I are photographed.—Wallingford.—Dorchester.—Abingdon.—A family man.—A good spot for drowning.—A difficult bit of water.—Demoralizing effect of river air.

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We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

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The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

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From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

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I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

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backwater noun US /ˈbækwɔːtər/

a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

From this reading “We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.”

Demoralizing adjective US /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ/

destructive of morale and self-reliance

From this reading “Locks.—George and I are photographed.—Wallingford.—Dorchester.—Abingdon.—A family man.—A good spot for drowning.—A difficult bit of water.—Demoralizing effect of river air.”

drowning verb US /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/

-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

eights noun US /eɪts/

plural of “eight” — the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading “I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.”

extraordinarily adverb US /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/

extremely

From this reading “The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.”

longest adverb US /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/

for the most time

From this reading “I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.”

photographed verb US /ˈfoʊtəɡræft/

past form of “photograph” — record on photographic film

uninterrupted adjective US /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/

having undisturbed continuity

From this reading “I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Locks.—George and I are photographed.—Wallingford.—Dorchester.—Abingdon.—A family man.—A good spot for drowning.—A difficult bit of water.—Demoralizing effect of river air.

Abingdon

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

backwaternounUS /ˈbækwɔːtər/

a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

Cleve

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From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

ClubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

Culham

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From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

DemoralizingadjectiveUS /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ/

destructive of morale and self-reliance

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

Dorchester

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drowningverbUS /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/

-ing form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

effectnounUS /ɪˈfekt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

eightsnounUS /eɪts/

plural of “eight” — the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

extraordinarilyadverbUS /ekˌstrɔːrdəˈnerəli/

extremely

From this reading The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

lockverbUS /lɑːk/

fasten with a lock

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

LocksnounUS /lɑːks/

plural of “lock” — a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed

longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/

for the most time

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The river is not extraordinarily interesting between Streatley and Wallingford.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

photographedverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræft/

past form of “photograph” — record on photographic film

pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

sleptverbUS /slept/

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Streatley

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From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

stretchverbUS /stretʃ/

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

Teddington

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From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

uninterruptedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/

having undisturbed continuity

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading I believe this is the longest uninterrupted stretch anywhere above Teddington, and the Oxford Club make use of it for their trial eights.

Wallingford

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waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We left Streatley early the next morning, and pulled up to Culham, and slept under the canvas, in the backwater there.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From Cleve you get a stretch of six and a half miles without a lock.

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