Chapter 14 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WONDERLAND. "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip. "Hurrah! Here we are in Cinnabar." He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
Chapter 14 of Gulf and Glacier is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
From this reading “Here we are in Cinnabar."”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.”
new
From this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.”
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.”
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading “WONDERLAND.”
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.
In this reading “"Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.”
In this reading “He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are in Cinnabar."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
From this reading Here we are in Cinnabar."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we are in Cinnabar."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here we are in Cinnabar."
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
new
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
male cat
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we are in Cinnabar."
which person or people
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He had jumped from the car, and was tapping at Kittie's curtained window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hurrah!" cried Tom, who had now fully recovered from his recent unpleasantness with the silver-tip.
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading WONDERLAND.
Chapter 14 of Gulf and Glacier by Willis Boyd Allen holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 14 holds 143 sentences of Gulf and Glacier, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Gulf and Glacier by Willis Boyd Allen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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