Chapter 31 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sail in the Borneo for Limerick. A Man is found secreted on board. Conduct of the Captain. Sympathy of the Crew. Terrible Storm.
Chapter 31 of Torrey's Narrative is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 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.
3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
From this reading “Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.”
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “Conduct of the Captain.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Sympathy of the Crew.”
port city in southwestern Ireland
From this reading “Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.”
past form of “secrete” — generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
From this reading “A Man is found secreted on board.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Terrible Storm.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Sympathy of the Crew.”
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.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “A Man is found secreted on board.”
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 A Man is found secreted on board.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Conduct of the Captain.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Conduct of the Captain.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Sympathy of the Crew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
set up or found
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
port city in southwestern Ireland
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Conduct of the Captain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
past form of “secrete” — generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
From this reading A Man is found secreted on board.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Terrible Storm.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Sympathy of the Crew.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Terrible Storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sail in the Borneo for Limerick.
Chapter 31 of Torrey's Narrative by William Torrey holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
Chapter 31 holds 260 sentences of Torrey's Narrative, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of Torrey's Narrative by William Torrey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 260 sentences, grouped into 52 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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