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Chapter XXIV

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THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.
Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.
The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.
The reason of this release was not far to seek.
Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.
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Vanderdecken

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Vanderdecken is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.
/ðə ˈfreɪtər ðə siː ɡruː ˈbluːər/
Line 2
Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.
Line 3
The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.
/ðə ˈθretənd ˈdɪfərəns bɪˈtwiːn hæŋk ənd dʒɔːrdʒ hæd daɪd aʊt/
Line 4
The reason of this release was not far to seek.
/ðə ˈriːzən ʌv ðɪs riˈliːs wɑːz nɑːt fɑːr tuː siːk/
Line 5
Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

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bluer adjective US /ˈbluːər/

comparative of “blue” — of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading “THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.”

clip noun US /klɪp/

a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

From this reading “Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.”

destitute adjective US /ˈdestətuːt/

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading “Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.”

freighter noun US /ˈfreɪtər/

a cargo ship

From this reading “THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.”

Guadeloupe noun US /ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp/

an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry

From this reading “Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.”

melon noun US /ˈmelən/

any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh

From this reading “Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.”

stretches noun US /ˈstretʃəz/

plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance

From this reading “Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.”

wiles noun US /waɪlz/

plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

From this reading “Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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died out verb + adjective counted as “die out”

become extinct

In this reading “The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.”

All words in this reading · 64

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

blueradjectiveUS /ˈbluːər/

comparative of “blue” — of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

CapenounUS /keɪp/

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

clipnounUS /klɪp/

a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

coastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

destituteadjectiveUS /ˈdestətuːt/

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

Eugenio

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From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

FREIGHTERnounUS /ˈfreɪtər/

a cargo ship

From this reading THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.

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)

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.

GuadeloupenounUS /ˌɡwɑːdəˈluːp/

an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

HanknounUS /hæŋk/

a coil of rope or wool or yarn

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

heat-hazy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

increasedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːst/

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

infernaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrnəl/

characteristic of or resembling Hell

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

Kiro

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

knotnounUS /nɑːt/

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

latitudenounUS /ˈlætətuːd/

the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

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 Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

melonnounUS /ˈmelən/

any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

Pablo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

San

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.

seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

sexnounUS /seks/

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

Shiwo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

splendournoun

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/

make steady

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/

plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FREIGHTER The sea grew bluer.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

threatenedadjectiveUS /ˈθretənd/

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered

From this reading The threatened difference between Hank and George had died out.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

Tommie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The reason of this release was not far to seek.

WearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading Day by day the Kiro Shiwo increased its splendour as the _Wear Jack_, at a steady ten knot clip, left the latitude of Guadeloupe behind, raising Eugenio Point and the heat-hazy coast that stretches to Cape San Pablo.

wilesnounUS /waɪlz/

plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

womanhoodnounUS /ˈwʊmənhʊd/

the state of being an adult woman

From this reading Tommie, at that moment of her life, was as destitute of all the infernal sex wiles of womanhood as a melon.

Chapter 24 of Vanderdecken by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 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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