Chapter 29 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"LET US KISS AND PART." As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face. "You are alive! Escaped!" I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
Chapter 29 of Across the Salt Seas is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.”
without deviation
From this reading “As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “Escaped!"”
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading “As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “"LET US KISS AND PART."”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.”
-ing form of “recognise” — show approval or appreciation of
From this reading “I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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possessing life
From this reading "You are alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "LET US KISS AND PART."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are alive!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
without deviation
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Escaped!"
divisible by two
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "LET US KISS AND PART."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "LET US KISS AND PART."
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
not any; not one
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "LET US KISS AND PART."
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
-ing form of “recognise” — show approval or appreciation of
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "LET US KISS AND PART."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I whispered, recognising that this was no phantom of my brain, but the man himself.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading As I unbarred the door that gave directly from the miserable living-room of the house to the outside he came in, the snow upon the shoulders of the cape he wore--some flakes even upon his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are alive!
Chapter 29 of Across the Salt Seas by John Bloundelle-Burton holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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