Chapter 24 of A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine. I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun. He came up to me. “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night. The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
Chapter 24 of A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.”
-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.”
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading ““Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.”
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In this reading “The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.”
In this reading ““Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.”
In this reading “I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.”
In this reading “I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “He came up to me.”
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From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came up to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
set up or found
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came up to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came up to me.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I found the Doctor on deck basking in the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came up to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He came up to me.
precisely as stated
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The next day, Monday, the 8th of April, the weather was very fine.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Ah well!” said he, “our poor sufferer died in the night.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The doctor never gave him up—oh, those doctors! they never will give in.
Chapter 24 of A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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