Chapter 10 of Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning. She started up in her berth and listened. The _Dolphin_ was not moving. "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself. "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
Chapter 10 of Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading “"Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.”
a job in an organization
From this reading “She started up in her berth and listened.”
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
fall in drops
From this reading “The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.”
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading “"Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.”
in motion
From this reading “The _Dolphin_ was not moving.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “"Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.”
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In this reading “The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “She started up in her berth and listened.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
a job in an organization
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading The _Dolphin_ was not moving.
fall in drops
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
in motion
From this reading The _Dolphin_ was not moving.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Dolphin_ was not moving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She started up in her berth and listened.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The drip, drip of rain was the first sound that greeted Lucilla's ears on awaking the next morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we must be anchored at Montreal, and it's raining," she said to herself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There will not be much sight-seeing for us to-day, I'm afraid.
Chapter 10 of Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters by Martha Finley holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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