Chapter 8 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA. The two were lifted into the boat. They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours. "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land. We must be in Boston to-morrow.
Chapter 8 of Friendship and Folly: A Novel is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “We must be in Boston to-morrow.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.”
held up in the air
From this reading “The two were lifted into the boat.”
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading “"Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “"Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.”
In this reading “They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.”
In this reading “The two were lifted into the boat.”
In this reading “They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must be in Boston to-morrow.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The two were lifted into the boat.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading We must be in Boston to-morrow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The two were lifted into the boat.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
immediately past
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
held up in the air
From this reading The two were lifted into the boat.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must be in Boston to-morrow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
the act of rowing as a sport
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
From this reading ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
carry out
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE SCYTHIA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must be in Boston to-morrow.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two were lifted into the boat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must be in Boston to-morrow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two were lifted into the boat.
which person or people
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Don't take us to that steamer," said Lawrence to one of the men who was rowing; "put us on board something that will carry us to the land.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were shivering in the wind, but their eyes were on fire with the excitement of the last two hours.
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