Chapter II of A Ticket to Adventure, “Seven Golden Candlesticks,” is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of A Ticket to Adventure, “Seven Golden Candlesticks,” is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim. She was alone. “How still it is,” she whispered. Not a leaf moved. The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
Chapter II of A Ticket to Adventure, “Seven Golden Candlesticks,” is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Not a leaf moved.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.”
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.
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In this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
In this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
In this reading “The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.”
In this reading “Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.”
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 Not a leaf moved.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was alone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
set up or found
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How still it is,” she whispered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “How still it is,” she whispered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How still it is,” she whispered.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Not a leaf moved.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a leaf moved.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was alone.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
not in physical motion
From this reading “How still it is,” she whispered.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading The dark surface of the lake lay before her like black glass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days later Florence found herself seated on the shore of the little lake that lay at the edge of their claim.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was alone.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “How still it is,” she whispered.
Chapter 2 of A Ticket to Adventure by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 2 holds 435 sentences of A Ticket to Adventure, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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