Chapter 22 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him. Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells. "This is how I want to stay. Forever." She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
Chapter 22 of Caribbee is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.”
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.”
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.”
perceptible by the senses or intellect
From this reading “She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.”
covered with water
From this reading “Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.”
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading “She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.”
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 “Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.”
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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 She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
only a very short time before
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
plural of “breast” — the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
perceptible by the senses or intellect
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
covered with water
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
for a limitless time
From this reading Forever."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
without good reason
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She gasped lightly, a barely discernible intake of breath, and closed her eyes as she slowly received him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She bent back down and kissed him full on the mouth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
up to a particular time
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "This is how I want to stay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes flooded with delight and she rose up, till her breasts swung above him like twin bells.
Chapter 22 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 22 holds 404 sentences of Caribbee, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Caribbee by Thomas Hoover exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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