Chapter 23 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared. You’ve been dreaming. I’ve been dreaming. And I shall never see Tom again.” “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
Chapter 23 of Captain Margaret is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading ““Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.”
without or almost without hope
From this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “You’ve been dreaming.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
without good reason
From this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading ““Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
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In this reading ““You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
anew
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
(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 “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You’ve been dreaming.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
without or almost without hope
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading You’ve been dreaming.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
death of a person
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve been dreaming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
without good reason
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
plural of “plantation” — an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
male cat
From this reading And I shall never see Tom again.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Charles,” she said, “the plantations here will never be cleared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve been dreaming.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were always the despondent one in the old days,” he said lightly; then, growing grave, he added, “Olivia, all the voyage, I helped your dreams.
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