Chapter 13 of Another Summer is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Another Summer is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN." July 12, 1892. At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started. Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees. The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
Chapter 13 of Another Summer is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “July 12, 1892.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
closely encircling
From this reading “The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
In this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
In this reading “Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.”
In this reading “At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.”
In this reading “The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.”
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From this reading July 12, 1892.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading July 12, 1892.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
the act of departing
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 12, 1892.
immediately past
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN."
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
closely encircling
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ACCIDENT TO THE "QUEEN."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The view of the town, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains made a scene of great beauty.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
make whistling sounds
From this reading At 7 P.M. last evening the steamer's whistle sounded the last signal, all our passengers came on board, and we started.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Going out of the harbor, we passed numerous small islands covered with spruce-trees.
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