Chapter 18 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETRAYED. "His name is Carstairs? Humph!" Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside. "Carstairs!"
Chapter 18 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “BETRAYED.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
covered with a firm surface
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
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In this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
become less in amount or intensity
In this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
In this reading “Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading BETRAYED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "His name is Carstairs?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His name is Carstairs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humph!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "His name is Carstairs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
immediately past
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
for more time
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "His name is Carstairs?
not any; not one
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
covered with a firm surface
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
at the time that
From this reading Juan said to me when the last sound of the wheels had died away, and we no longer heard the rumbling of the great Berlin upon the stones of the roughly paved street outside.
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