Chapter 3 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To March; to spring." "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina. "Mine shall!" thought Eve. Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one. The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
Chapter 3 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “"I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.”
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “"Mine shall!" thought Eve.”
march in a procession
From this reading “"To March; to spring."”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.”
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 “Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.”
In this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
In this reading “"I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.”
place into the hands or custody of
In this reading “The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.”
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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 Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading "Mine shall!" thought Eve.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
the act of departing
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
march in a procession
From this reading "To March; to spring."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mine shall!" thought Eve.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
in a northern direction
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Mine shall!" thought Eve.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
the season of growth
From this reading "To March; to spring."
not in physical motion
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Mine shall!" thought Eve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To March; to spring."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I don't know that it begins on the very first day," remarked Miss Sabrina.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading The chimneys of Singleton House came into view; but the boat passed on, still going northward.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Romney was near the northern end of the home-island; the voyage, therefore, was a short one.
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