Chapter 7 of Typhoon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Typhoon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock. Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still. It was half-past one in the morning. “Another day,” he muttered to himself. The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Chapter 7 of Typhoon is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.”
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““Another day,” he muttered to himself.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading “Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
terminate
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
sorrowful through loss or deprivation
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
past form of “screw” — have sexual intercourse with
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
a Caucasian
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Chapter 7 of Typhoon by Joseph Conrad holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 215 sentences of Typhoon, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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