Chapter 8 of When shadows die is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of When shadows die is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night! The wind rose to a hurricane! It had a thousand voices! It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging. It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
Chapter 8 of When shadows die is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “The wind rose to a hurricane!”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.”
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading “It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.”
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading “It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.”
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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 THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a thousand voices!
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading The wind rose to a hurricane!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a thousand voices!
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
an officer or crew member of a privateer
From this reading THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The wind rose to a hurricane!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
transport commercially
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It had a thousand voices!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind rose to a hurricane!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It had a thousand voices!
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading It moaned, wailed, howled and shrieked, as it knocked the ship about.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE PRIVATEER “ARGENTE” What a night!
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading It hummed, sang, whistled and hurrahed, as it danced in the rigging.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind rose to a hurricane!
Chapter 8 of When shadows die by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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