Chapter 4 of Gold is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gold is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away. The ship's man told us this was Chagres. This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company. We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community. Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
Chapter 4 of Gold is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on, to, or at the top
From this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading “We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.”
in a decomposed state
From this reading “This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.”
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.”
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading “The ship's man told us this was Chagres.”
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In this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
In this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
In this reading “This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.”
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
In this reading “We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.”
In this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
at or within a reasonable distance for seeing
In this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
to come or go into
In this reading “THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.”
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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 THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
on, to, or at the top
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.
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From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
in a decomposed state
From this reading This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
disposed to please
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
information about recent and important events
From this reading This news caused a curious disintegration in the ship's company.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading Now we immediately drew apart into small suspicious groups.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We had heretofore lived together a good-humoured community.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship's man told us this was Chagres.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VILLAGE BY THE LAGOON In the early morning one day we came in sight of a round high bluff with a castle atop, and a low shore running away.
Chapter 4 of Gold by Stewart Edward White holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 177 sentences of Gold, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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