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The Sea-Wolf

Chapter II

CHAPTER III Wolf Larsen ceased swearing as suddenly as he had begun.

Chapter 02, section 1: I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness. Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me. They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my fli
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I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.
Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.
They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.
As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.
For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Sea-Wolf

Chapter II

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

Line 1
I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.
Line 2
Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.
Line 3
They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.
Line 4
As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.
Line 5
For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.”

Collocations
I seemedA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
seemed swingingA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 57

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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 I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

back

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

centuries

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

comets

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

counter

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

enjoyed

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

flaring

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

flight

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

gong

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

immeasurable

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

knew

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

lapped

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

light

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

limit

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

mighty

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From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

orbit

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From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

past

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

peopled

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

period

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

placid

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

points

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

pondered

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

prepared

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

reached

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

rhythm

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From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

rippling

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

rush

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

shot

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

Sparkling

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

spluttered

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From this reading Sparkling points of light spluttered and shot past me.

stars

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

suns

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From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

swing

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

swinging

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From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

thundered

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From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing, a great gong struck and thundered.

tremendous

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From this reading For an immeasurable period, lapped in the rippling of placid centuries, I enjoyed and pondered my tremendous flight.

vastness

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From this reading I seemed swinging in a mighty rhythm through orbit vastness.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were stars, I knew, and flaring comets, that peopled my flight among the suns.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 02?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER III...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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