Chapter 19 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board. As it came on deck Candon appeared. “She’s come to,” said Candon. “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there. Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
Chapter 19 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.”
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading ““I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.”
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading “A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading ““I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading ““I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.”
caught or fixed
From this reading ““I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.”
In this reading “As it came on deck Candon appeared.”
In this reading ““I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “As it came on deck Candon appeared.”
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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 A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
later than; following
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “She’s come to,” said Candon.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it came on deck Candon appeared.
and nothing more
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She’s come to,” said Candon.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s come to,” said Candon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
express in speech
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
caught or fixed
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She’s come to,” said Candon.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SEA FIGHT Meanwhile the Chinks with absolute imperturbability and under the orders of Charley, were getting the boat on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve stuck her in the bunk in the after cabin, but she’s so rattled she won’t speak—just lays there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hurry up with the anchor, you boys.
Chapter 19 of Vanderdecken by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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