Chapter 8 of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me. Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair. Never can I forget those eyes of hers. To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams. Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
Chapter 8 of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Never can I forget those eyes of hers.”
visit again
From this reading “To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.”
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.
In this reading “MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.”
In this reading “Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
visit again
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, such eyes as that woman had!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Never can I forget those eyes of hers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To this day do they revisit me in my sleep and glare upon me in dreams.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was close to mine, I seemed to feel her hot breath and shrunk in my chair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading MY FORTUNE The gipsy woman stooped and stared at me.
Chapter 8 of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3) by William Clark Russell holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 8 holds 222 sentences of Alone on a Wide Wide Sea, Vol. 2 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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