Chapter 21 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS. For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly. As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit. We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon. The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
Chapter 21 of Leaves from a middy's log is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.”
plural of “bloodhound” — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
From this reading “HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS.”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS.”
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading “As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.”
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 “The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
plural of “bloodhound” — a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
From this reading HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
exhale hard
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
in a helpless manner
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading HUNTED BY BLOODHOUNDS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
a particular point in time
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
with speed
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
in the near future
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the reader knows, we had foreseen the possibility of an organized pursuit.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pirates had quickly recovered from their panic.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For one moment we gazed at each other blankly, helplessly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We had never thought, however—at least _I_ had not—that the blow would fall so soon.
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