When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead

Chapter XVII

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RUNNING HIM DOWN.

“Now, Briny,” said Miss Stratton, having assured herself that there was no possibility of her either being overseen or overheard, “we shall have to be smart lest we startle our game too soon again.

I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

H’m!

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When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of When the Sea Gives Up Its Dead is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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RUNNING HIM DOWN.

/ˈrʌnɪŋ hɪm daʊn/

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I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

/aɪ θɪŋk ðæt wɪð ɔːl hɪz əˈtempts æt dɪsˈɡaɪz ɪt wɪl teɪk hɪm ɔːl hɪz taɪm tuː dɪˈsiːv miː/

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I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

Line 5

H’m!

Learner Dictionary

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attempts noun US /əˈtempts/

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

From this reading “I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.”

deceive verb US /dɪˈsiːv/

be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading “I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.”

disguise noun US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading “I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.”

overheard verb US /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading ““Now, Briny,” said Miss Stratton, having assured herself that there was no possibility of her either being overseen or overheard, “we shall have to be smart lest we startle our game too soon again.”

overseen verb US /ˈoʊvərsiːn/

inflected form of “oversee” — watch and direct

possibility noun US /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/

a future prospect or potential

smart adjective US /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

startle verb US /ˈstɑːrtəl/

to stimulate to action

Word partnerships in these lines

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spell of verb + particle

In this reading “I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading “Now, Briny,” said Miss Stratton, having assured herself that there was no possibility of her either being overseen or overheard, “we shall have to be smart lest we startle our game too soon again.

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 I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/

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

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

Brinynoun

any very large body of (salt) water

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/

be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

DOWNadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading RUNNING HIM DOWN.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

exercisenounUS /ˈeksərsaɪz/

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

fascinations

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From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

H'm

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From this reading H’m!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading RUNNING HIM DOWN.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

lestconjunctionUS /lest/

in order that something should not happen

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

overseenverbUS /ˈoʊvərsiːn/

inflected form of “oversee” — watch and direct

possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/

a future prospect or potential

RUNNINGadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading RUNNING HIM DOWN.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

spellverbUS /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

startleverbUS /ˈstɑːrtəl/

to stimulate to action

Stratton

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takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I think that with all his attempts at disguise it will take him all his time to deceive me.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I wonder what he will think of me when he comes under the spell of the fascinations I mean to exercise over him?

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