Chapter 2 of In the Misty Seas is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In the Misty Seas is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs. "Der peeg! Oh, yes. Dot vas goot," he said. "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
Chapter 2 of In the Misty Seas is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very small circular shape
From this reading “Dot vas goot," he said.”
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.”
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading “"I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."”
in the near future
From this reading “"I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."”
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In this reading “Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.”
In this reading “"I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Der peeg!
a very small circular shape
From this reading Dot vas goot," he said.
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From this reading Dot vas goot," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dot vas goot," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes.
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From this reading "Der peeg!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dot vas goot," he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
in the near future
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
make or emit a high sound
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading "I tink der vas some troubles mit dot man soon."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Dot vas goot," he said.
which person or people
From this reading Another, who had tow-hair, stood up and stretched his stalwart limbs.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes.
Chapter 2 of In the Misty Seas by Harold Bindloss holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 426 sentences of In the Misty Seas, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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