Chapter 16 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation. “I slept like a top last night.” “So did I,” answered Frank. “That bed just suited me. Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
Chapter 16 of Lost on the Orinoco is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?””
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading ““I slept like a top last night.””
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?””
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading ““That bed just suited me.”
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 ““I slept like a top last night.””
In this reading ““That bed just suited me.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “So did I,” answered Frank.
any person at all
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “That bed just suited me.
a youthful male person
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “So did I,” answered Frank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “So did I,” answered Frank.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
and nothing more
From this reading “That bed just suited me.
immediately past
From this reading “I slept like a top last night.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That bed just suited me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I slept like a top last night.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “I slept like a top last night.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So did I,” answered Frank.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “That bed just suited me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That bed just suited me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING ABOUT COFFEE GROWING “I feel like a new boy,” remarked Mark, on the morning following the arrival at Enrique Morano’s plantation.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I slept like a top last night.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
but in spite of that
From this reading Wonder if anybody is stirring yet?”
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