Chapter 10 of Lost in the Fog is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lost in the Fog is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst. It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore. The boat floated! The tide rose, and lingered, and fell. The boat floated still.
Chapter 10 of Lost in the Fog is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading “It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “The boat floated!”
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.”
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading “It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.”
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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 It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat floated!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The boat floated!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.
a particular point in time
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
not in physical motion
From this reading The boat floated still.
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide rose, and lingered, and fell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that moment of joy his heart seemed almost ready to burst.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with difficulty that he calmed himself; and then, offering up a prayer of thanksgiving, he pushed off from the shore.
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