Chapter 4 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED. The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas. The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor. It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated. The men were chatting together quietly.
Chapter 4 of A Broken Bond is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “The men were chatting together quietly.”
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading “CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.”
a wide scope
From this reading “The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.”
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading “The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading “The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.”
In this reading “The men were chatting together quietly.”
a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
In this reading “It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.”
In this reading “It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.”
In this reading “It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
confined by bonds
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading The men were chatting together quietly.
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
a wide scope
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
fasten with a hook
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
and nothing more
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men were chatting together quietly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
with low volume
From this reading The men were chatting together quietly.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
impressive in appearance
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The men were chatting together quietly.
in the direction of
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading CRAWFORD IS TROUBLED.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was late in the evening, and in a couple of deck chairs two figures were seated.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The boat deck of the _Cortez_ was of wide expanse, shaded by gleaming canvas.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The South American liner had just passed Sandy Hook, bound inward, and was making its stately way toward New York harbor.
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