Chapter 7 of From Chart House to Bush Hut is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of From Chart House to Bush Hut is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY SELECTION. Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby. Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland. Practically every selection has one. Most have two or three.
Chapter 7 of From Chart House to Bush Hut is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading “Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.”
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.”
close at hand
From this reading “Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.”
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading “Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “Practically every selection has one.”
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading “MY SELECTION.”
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 “Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.”
In this reading “Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Practically every selection has one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Practically every selection has one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most have two or three.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most have two or three.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY SELECTION.
close at hand
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most have two or three.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
thrust or throw into
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
almost; nearly
From this reading Practically every selection has one.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
express in words
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading MY SELECTION.
a relatively flat highland
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let me say here that the permanent clear sandy creeks are one of the chief attractions of the Tableland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Most have two or three.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Most have two or three.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bright and early I was out, and had a plunge in the beautiful clear creek running nearby.
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