Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them. You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same. And you were looking pale, too." "Pale? I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
Chapter 1 of Following the Equator — Part 1 is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 29/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 141–145
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “And you were looking pale, too."”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “And you were looking pale, too."”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
temporary military shelter
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
and nothing more
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And you were looking pale, too."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading And you were looking pale, too."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And you were looking pale, too."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you were looking pale, too."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was that pale that if--why, you just compare it with this laprobe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was as close to you as I am now, and I heard them.
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