Chapter 16 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Slack up a little, Middy! I want to come aboard the tug." The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck. Lon was leaving her alone with Lem! The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
Chapter 16 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “I want to come aboard the tug."”
push one's way
From this reading “The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.”
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading “Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!”
an impelling force or strength
From this reading “The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.”
not tense or taut
From this reading “"Slack up a little, Middy!”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.”
pull hard
From this reading “I want to come aboard the tug."”
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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 "Slack up a little, Middy!
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
anew
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
push one's way
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
the act of departing
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Slack up a little, Middy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
blouse with a sailor collar
From this reading "Slack up a little, Middy!
an impelling force or strength
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
not tense or taut
From this reading "Slack up a little, Middy!
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The tug stopped, and the momentum of the barge sent it close to the little steamer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
pull hard
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Slack up a little, Middy!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to come aboard the tug."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lon was leaving her alone with Lem!
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words floated back to Fledra, and she half-rose, but again sank to the deck.
Chapter 16 of From the Valley of the Missing by Grace Miller White holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 16 holds 403 sentences of From the Valley of the Missing, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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