Chapter 2 of Dry Fish and Wet is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Dry Fish and Wet is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, not that sort of painting. It's an artist, I mean. Painting pictures and things." "Pictures!" Bramsen looked dumbfounded.
Chapter 2 of Dry Fish and Wet is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “It's an artist, I mean.”
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “Bramsen looked dumbfounded.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Bramsen looked dumbfounded.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “It's an artist, I mean.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “"Oh, not that sort of painting.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Painting pictures and things."”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “"Oh, not that sort of painting.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Painting pictures and things."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's an artist, I mean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Painting pictures and things."
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading It's an artist, I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bramsen looked dumbfounded.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading Bramsen looked dumbfounded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's an artist, I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's an artist, I mean.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bramsen looked dumbfounded.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It's an artist, I mean.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Painting pictures and things."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, not that sort of painting.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Painting pictures and things."
Chapter 2 of Dry Fish and Wet by Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 2 holds 431 sentences of Dry Fish and Wet, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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