Chapter 8 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALIVE OR DEAD? It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. "Wake up, my boy! Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you." With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
Chapter 8 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"Wake up, my boy!”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
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In this reading “It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.”
cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “"Wake up, my boy!”
In this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
In this reading “Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."”
In this reading “With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"”
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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 It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
possessing life
From this reading ALIVE OR DEAD?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
in a state of sleep
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Wake up, my boy!
demanding attention
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ALIVE OR DEAD?
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
start firing a weapon
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
only a very short time before
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Wake up, my boy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
and nothing more
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ALIVE OR DEAD?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
male cat
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Wake up, my boy!
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Wake up, my boy!
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
at the time that
From this reading It seemed to Tom that he had hardly been asleep five minutes, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading With only half his wits about him, and a vague remembrance of his experience the previous year, Tom sprang up hastily, crying out, "Is there a fire?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Baranov is on the wharf, waiting for you."
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