Waiting for sailing orders

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GRANDFATHER'S TALES.

NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

Everything seemed to go wrong at school: her copy was smeared, her sums wouldn't come right, and after being kept in for some hours by the teacher as a punishment, she returned home in disgrace.

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Waiting for sailing orders

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Waiting for sailing orders is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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GRANDFATHER'S TALES.

/ˈɡrændfɑːðərz teɪlz/

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NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

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Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

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The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

/ðə deɪ ˈæftər ðə dɪˈlaɪtfəl trɪp dɪˈskraɪbd ɪn ˈaʊər læst ˈtʃæptər wɑːz wʌn ʌv hɜːr bæd taɪmz/

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Everything seemed to go wrong at school: her copy was smeared, her sums wouldn't come right, and after being kept in for some hours by the teacher as a punishment, she returned home in disgrace.

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disgrace verb US /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading “Everything seemed to go wrong at school: her copy was smeared, her sums wouldn't come right, and after being kept in for some hours by the teacher as a punishment, she returned home in disgrace.”

grandfather's noun US /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother

From this reading “GRANDFATHER'S TALES.”

grieved verb US /ɡriːvd/

past form of “grieve” — feel grief

From this reading “Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.”

idleness noun US /ˈaɪdəlnəs/

having no employment

From this reading “Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.”

industrious adjective US /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəs/

characterized by hard work and perseverance

From this reading “NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.”

notwithstanding adverb US /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading “NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.”

smeared verb US /smɪrd/

past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

sums noun US /sʌmz/

plural of “sum” — a quantity of money

Word partnerships in these lines

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returned home verb + noun counted as “return home”

In this reading “Everything seemed to go wrong at school: her copy was smeared, her sums wouldn't come right, and after being kept in for some hours by the teacher as a punishment, she returned home in disgrace.”

last chapter adjective + noun

In this reading “The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.”

some hours adjective + noun

go wrong verb + adjective

be unsuccessful

at school preposition + noun

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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 Everything seemed to go wrong at school: her copy was smeared, her sums wouldn't come right, and after being kept in for some hours by the teacher as a punishment, she returned home in disgrace.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

chapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

copynounUS /ˈkɑːpi/

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

Dorothy's

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From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

effortsnounUS /ˈefərts/

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

good-temperedadjective

not easily irritated

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

GRANDFATHER'SnounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother

From this reading GRANDFATHER'S TALES.

grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/

past form of “grieve” — feel grief

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

idlenessnounUS /ˈaɪdəlnəs/

having no employment

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

industriousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌstriəs/

characterized by hard work and perseverance

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

misbehaviournoun

improper or wicked or immoral behavior

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

NOTWITHSTANDINGadverbUS /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

punishmentnounUS /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

the act of punishing

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

smearedverbUS /smɪrd/

past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes she grieved her mother by her idleness and misbehaviour.

succeedverbUS /səkˈsiːd/

attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

sumsnounUS /sʌmz/

plural of “sum” — a quantity of money

TALESnounUS /teɪlz/

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading GRANDFATHER'S TALES.

teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/

a person whose occupation is teaching

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NOTWITHSTANDING Dorothy's efforts to be good-tempered and industrious, she did not always succeed.

tripnounUS /trɪp/

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The day after the delightful trip, described in our last chapter, was one of her bad times.

wouldn't

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wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

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