Chapter 5 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm. "What about the store?" he asked. Charlotte broke her long silence harshly. "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess." At the station she stayed in the wagon.
Chapter 5 of Life at High Tide is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “"Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “"Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “At the station she stayed in the wagon.”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “"Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “At the station she stayed in the wagon.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about the store?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What about the store?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
lacking funds
From this reading Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What about the store?" he asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Charlotte broke her long silence harshly.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "What about the store?" he asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
having come into contact
From this reading As they drew near to the end of their journey Blake leaned forward and touched her arm.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading At the station she stayed in the wagon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What about the store?" he asked.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your stock will cover what you owe on it, I guess."
Chapter 5 of Life at High Tide by William Dean [Editor] Howells holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 420 sentences of Life at High Tide, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Life at High Tide by William Dean [Editor] Howells exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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