Chapter 2 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She shook her head. "Not a word apparently. I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you." In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness. "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
Chapter 2 of Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
from appearances alone
From this reading “"Not a word apparently.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."”
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
From this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
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.
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In this reading “In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.”
In this reading “"I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.”
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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 "Not a word apparently.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
later than; following
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
(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 I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
from appearances alone
From this reading "Not a word apparently.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
apart from; not including
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
a message received and understood
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
no person; not anyone
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a word apparently.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have always liked Dr. Ross," she said.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
cut with a saw
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
warm friendly feelings of gratitude
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
which person or people
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Not a word apparently.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In a few words I acquainted her with what Ross had told me the previous evening--a piece of information which she received with obvious thankfulness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am beginning to think that nobody saw us after all, except the sailor who spoke to you."
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