Chapter 2 of Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOING HOME. It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_. How is it that the ship has not been moved yet? And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it. Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
Chapter 2 of Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.”
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.”
toward home
From this reading “And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.”
a safe place
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
the act of departing
From this reading GOING HOME.
-ing form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading GOING HOME.
toward home
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
on one occasion
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
a safe place
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
transport commercially
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
not in physical motion
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is Charlie asleep, that he lies there so pale and still? he has not moved once since we looked.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And here is the little boat turned homeward, and strangers have the charge of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is more than hour since we left Morley Scott hailing the _Refuge_.
but in spite of that
From this reading How is it that the ship has not been moved yet?
Chapter 2 of Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough by Unknown holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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