Chapter 22 of Incidents on land and water is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Incidents on land and water is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We neared the city of New York. Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct. We were fast nearing home. Home! How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
Chapter 22 of Incidents on land and water is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading “Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.”
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.”
make reference to
From this reading “How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!”
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “We neared the city of New York.”
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “We were fast nearing home.”
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading “Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!”
plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building
From this reading “Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.”
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 “Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.”
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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 How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading We were fast nearing home.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We were fast nearing home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
make reference to
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading We were fast nearing home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
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From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
in the near future
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
plural of “turret” — a small tower extending above a building
From this reading Soon its domes, turrets, and spires, became more distinct.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were fast nearing home.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading How the mention of that word sent a thrill to my heart!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading We neared the city of New York.
Chapter 22 of Incidents on land and water by D. B. (Dolly B.) Bates holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 22 holds 170 sentences of Incidents on land and water, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Incidents on land and water by D. B. (Dolly B.) Bates exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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