Chapter 3 of Afloat in the Forest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Afloat in the Forest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE PAROQUET. Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete. The jararaca was still in the tree. So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
Chapter 3 of Afloat in the Forest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.”
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.”
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading “So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.”
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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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
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From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
From this reading THE PAROQUET.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
not in physical motion
From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAROQUET.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So long as this terrible tenant shared their abode, there could be neither confidence nor comfort.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The jararaca was still in the tree.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas! there was one circumstance that hindered their triumph from being complete.
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