Chapter 2 of Lost in the Atlantic Valley is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Lost in the Atlantic Valley is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EXPEDITION STARTS. This made the captain a happy man. “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried. “When do we sail?” “In one week from to-day.”
Chapter 2 of Lost in the Atlantic Valley is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “This made the captain a happy man.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “THE EXPEDITION STARTS.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “This made the captain a happy man.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading ““When do we sail?””
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “THE EXPEDITION STARTS.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““In one week from to-day.””
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ““I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.”
In this reading “This made the captain a happy man.”
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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 This made the captain a happy man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading This made the captain a happy man.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “When do we sail?”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading THE EXPEDITION STARTS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “In one week from to-day.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading This made the captain a happy man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In one week from to-day.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This made the captain a happy man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This made the captain a happy man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
on one occasion
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In one week from to-day.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “When do we sail?”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading THE EXPEDITION STARTS.
express in words
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXPEDITION STARTS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made the captain a happy man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In one week from to-day.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “When do we sail?”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “In one week from to-day.”
at the time that
From this reading “When do we sail?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I’ll go and tell my wife at once,” he cried.
Chapter 2 of Lost in the Atlantic Valley by Luis Senarens holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 2 holds 149 sentences of Lost in the Atlantic Valley, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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