Chapter 9 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand. "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?" "In course. Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment. "It's a business job.
Chapter 9 of By Shore and Sedge is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"It's a business job.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.”
-ing form of “restrain” — to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading “De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a business job.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "It's a business job.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "In course.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
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From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
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From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
set up or found
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In course.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a business job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "It's a business job.
and nothing more
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
go away from a place
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
-ing form of “restrain” — to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
transport commercially
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To leave Mademoiselle and leave the ship?" he said huskily, "is it not?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading De Ferrieres staggered to his feet despite Nott's restraining hand.
at the time that
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yer can leave things yer just ez you found 'em when you came, you know," continued Nott, for the first time looking around the miserable apartment.
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