Chapter 2 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEGINNING HER LIFE. SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed. It did not look like a home. Besides, where were father and mother? There must be some mistake.
Chapter 2 of Little Fishers: and Their Nets is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “There must be some mistake.”
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.”
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 “There must be some mistake.”
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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 did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
any thing at all
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some mistake.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading BEGINNING HER LIFE.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, where were father and mother?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Besides, where were father and mother?
enclose with a fence
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEGINNING HER LIFE.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It did not look like a home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not look like a home.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading BEGINNING HER LIFE.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It did not look like a home.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It did not look like a home.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading There must be some mistake.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Besides, where were father and mother?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some mistake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some mistake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
precisely as stated
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
in or at the place that
From this reading Besides, where were father and mother?
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading SHE did not remember anything, but the yard was very dirty, and the fence was tumbling down, and there were lights of glass out of the windows, and a general air of discomfort prevailed.
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