Chapter 18 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION. “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!” Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip. He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night. At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
Chapter 18 of Her Sailor: A Love Story is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of wounding
From this reading “Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.””
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.”
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading “DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.”
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 “He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.”
In this reading “He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.”
In this reading ““My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!””
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
capable of wounding
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
approval
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
psychological suffering
From this reading DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
immediately past
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My father is not a good man, my father is not a good man!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Captain Fordyce stood biting his lip.
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading DISTRESS AND SWEET SUBMISSION.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was looking down on the sofa in the darkened room where Nina had been lying for a day and a night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At last he said, roughly, “I gave you credit for more spirit, Nina.”
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