Chapter 4 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then it occurred to her. Her armor had always been defensive. She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid. But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used. She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
Chapter 4 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.”
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading “She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.”
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “Her armor had always been defensive.”
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading “Her armor had always been defensive.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.”
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
From this reading “She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her armor had always been defensive.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading Her armor had always been defensive.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her armor had always been defensive.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading Her armor had always been defensive.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her armor had always been defensive.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then it occurred to her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
ten 10s
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it occurred to her.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Then it occurred to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it occurred to her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it occurred to her.
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From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading But there was one weapon of offence she occasionally used.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had never stooped to neutralize his alkali with acid.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wrote: "I am drawing on you to-day through your First National for a hundred and fifty.
Chapter 4 of Life at High Tide by William Dean [Editor] Howells holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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