Chapter 8 of Deep channel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Deep channel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news. “Well, you was right after all!” she announced. “The miracle’s happened. Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.” “_That?_” stammered Julie.
Chapter 8 of Deep channel is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““Well, you was right after all!” she announced.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
requiring attention or action
From this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.””
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In this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.””
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.”
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later than; following
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
(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 “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
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From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
set up or found
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “The miracle’s happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
requiring attention or action
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The miracle’s happened.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
possessive form of “niece” — a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
above and across; more than
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_That?_” stammered Julie.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Miss Fogg’s niece’s been to see her--that was her just went down the steps.”
at the time that
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this point there came an imperative knock and, when Julie forced herself to go over and open the door, she found Mrs. Watkins there eager with news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you was right after all!” she announced.
Chapter 8 of Deep channel by Margaret Prescott Montague holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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