Chapter 16 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 943 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 943 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OCEAN DEPTHS. The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around. During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing. Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen. The brig had passed away.
Chapter 16 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 943 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading “During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.”
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading “The brig had passed away.”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “THE OCEAN DEPTHS.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “THE OCEAN DEPTHS.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.”
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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 During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The brig had passed away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
From this reading The brig had passed away.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading THE OCEAN DEPTHS.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
in a gradual manner
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading THE OCEAN DEPTHS.
above and across; more than
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The brig had passed away.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
not in physical motion
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OCEAN DEPTHS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning dawned and Brandon hurried to the rock and looked around.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Far over the wide sea there was not a sail to be seen.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading During the night a slight wind had sprung up, and was still gently breathing.
Chapter 16 of Cord and Creese by James De Mille holds 943 sentences, grouped into 189 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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