Chapter 7 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF FISHES AND THE SEA. “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.” “In what way?” demanded Norah. “Well, you forget all about everything else. At least, I do.
Chapter 7 of From Billabong to London is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““In what way?” demanded Norah.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Well, you forget all about everything else.”
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “OF FISHES AND THE SEA.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Well, you forget all about everything else.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.””
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “OF FISHES AND THE SEA.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading ““BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.””
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading ““BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Well, you forget all about everything else.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading ““BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF FISHES AND THE SEA.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “In what way?” demanded Norah.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At least, I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading OF FISHES AND THE SEA.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least, I do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In what way?” demanded Norah.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In what way?” demanded Norah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF FISHES AND THE SEA.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading OF FISHES AND THE SEA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF FISHES AND THE SEA.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading “BEING at sea,” said Wally, thoughtfully, “is very queer.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “In what way?” demanded Norah.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In what way?” demanded Norah.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you forget all about everything else.
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