Chapter 4 of Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat. "No matter whose it is. Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe." I tried to thank her. "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
Chapter 4 of Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “"There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."”
and nothing more
From this reading “"I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.”
travel through water
From this reading “Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I tried to thank her.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I tried to thank her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tried to thank her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No matter whose it is.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "No matter whose it is.
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter whose it is.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
above and across; more than
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
and nothing more
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
travel through water
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I tried to thank her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to thank her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I am glad we could do it," she said, simply.
belonging to which person
From this reading "No matter whose it is.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "There is a 'banca,'" the woman said, pointing out over the water to the boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Swim out to it, pull up the anchor, and before day comes you can be safe."
Chapter 4 of Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange by Sargent Kayme holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 461 sentences of Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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