Chapter 11 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MANY WATERS. As the day faded away it began to rain. The next morning the water was coming down in torrents. Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water. By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
Chapter 11 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “As the day faded away it began to rain.”
located inward
From this reading “Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.”
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.”
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading “The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “MANY WATERS.”
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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 Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
(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 Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
set up or found
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
located inward
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading MANY WATERS.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
the middle of the day
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the day faded away it began to rain.
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Richling, looking out from a door in Prieur street, found scant room for one foot on the inner edge of the sidewalk; all the rest was under water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The next morning the water was coming down in torrents.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading MANY WATERS.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By noon the sidewalks were completely covered in miles of streets.
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