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Chapter 16 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin. "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone. I am always so. The miserable water!" M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
Chapter 16 of A Splendid Hazard is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading “M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “The miserable water!"”
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “The miserable water!"”
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(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 "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am always so.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am always so.
any thing at all
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The miserable water!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am always so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The miserable water!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading M. Ferraud drew the blanket under his chin.
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The miserable water!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Nothing; to-morrow it will all be gone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CROSS-PURPOSES "Is there anything I can do for you?" asked Fitzgerald, venturing his head into M. Ferraud's cabin.
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