Chapter 36 of Two Years Before the Mast is here in full — 729 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Two Years Before the Mast is here in full — 729 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept. 16th. Lat. 38° N., long. 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
Chapter 36 of Two Years Before the Mast is here in full — 729 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.”
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
From this reading “Lat.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
plural of “sounding” — a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
From this reading “SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.”
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From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
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From this reading 16th.
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From this reading 38° N., long.
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From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
From this reading Lat.
the act of departing
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 38° N., long.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 38° N., long.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
transport commercially
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
plural of “sounding” — a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOUNDINGS--SIGHTS FROM HOME--BOSTON HARBOR--LEAVING THE SHIP Friday, Sept.
in the direction of
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
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 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading 69° 00' W. A fine south-west wind; every hour carrying us nearer in toward land.
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