Chapter 17 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama! It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea. It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary. Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy. It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
Chapter 17 of Four Bells: A Tale of the Caribbean is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.”
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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 It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
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From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
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From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
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From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
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From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed a propitious road for her to follow in quest of Richard Cary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a golden road for the ancestors of Teresa Fernandez to follow to the South Sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TERESA, HER PILGRIMAGE Across the Isthmus to Panama!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early awake next morning, she felt less unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so much like groping in a blind alley.
