Chapter 4 of From Ocean to Ocean is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of From Ocean to Ocean is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ants? Very well; what matter? But--but keep off that knee! And, oh, for one long deep drink of water! Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
Chapter 4 of From Ocean to Ocean is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 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, and audio.
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading “Ants?”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
plural of “dive” — a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “But--but keep off that knee!”
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
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.
refrain from certain foods or beverages
In this reading “But--but keep off that knee!”
In this reading “Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
plural of “ant” — social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Ants?
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--but keep off that knee!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
plural of “dive” — a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
take in liquids
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
let fall to the ground
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But--but keep off that knee!
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading But--but keep off that knee!
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Very well; what matter?
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But--but keep off that knee!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But--but keep off that knee!
precisely as stated
From this reading Very well; what matter?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And, oh, for one long deep drink of water!
(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 Very well; what matter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Very well; what matter?
but in spite of that
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dives, has that monster Lazarus relented and begged for you a drop of water yet?
Chapter 4 of From Ocean to Ocean by Jerome J. Murif holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 471 sentences of From Ocean to Ocean, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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