Chapter 13 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAND! LAND! Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified. The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube. The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
Chapter 13 of Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of units following one after another
From this reading “The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.”
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading “The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.”
the process of oscillating between states
From this reading “The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.”
a series with a definite pattern of advance
From this reading “The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.”
possessive form of “sand” — a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.”
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From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
the act of departing
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading LAND!
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
march in a procession
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
and nothing more
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
the process of oscillating between states
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
a series with a definite pattern of advance
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
possessive form of “sand” — a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The oscillation was neither sudden nor considerable--a few lines only--but the progression seemed likely to continue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading The next day, March 27th, the column of mercury rose in the barometrical tube.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, that confidence with which Dick Sand's heart filled instinctively, was going to be partly justified.
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