Chapter V of Lost in the Atlantic Valley, “The Sunken Wreck,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V of Lost in the Atlantic Valley, “The Sunken Wreck,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart. The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered: “My goodness! We are all lost!” But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
Chapter V of Lost in the Atlantic Valley, “The Sunken Wreck,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.”
past form of “entail” — have as a logical consequence
From this reading “The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading ““My goodness!”
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading “But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.”
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading “The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.”
possessive form of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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 young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:”
In this reading “Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We are all lost!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are all lost!”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
past form of “entail” — have as a logical consequence
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “My goodness!
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
and nothing more
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading We are all lost!”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My goodness!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
with speed
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
possessive form of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank had recovered quickly and emerged from his place of safety just in time to see the sea serpent strike the Dart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the result of the serpent’s attack was indeed gratifying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all lost!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young inventor had seen and realized the awful risk which this entailed, and muttered:
Chapter 5 of Lost in the Atlantic Valley by Luis Senarens holds 147 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.
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