Chapter 6 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George. ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’ ’A red signal. It may mean more than you understand.’ They rowed on.
Chapter 6 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.”
the near or foreseeable future
From this reading “’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’”
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading “They rowed on.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “’A red signal.”
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’”
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 “’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.”
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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 ’A red signal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
not any; not one
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
the near or foreseeable future
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rowed on.
above and across; more than
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
past form of “row” — propel with oars
From this reading They rowed on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
a large beer glass
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading ’A red signal.
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rowed on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’No signalling to-night, the schooner is in the offing.’
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading ’The red curtain is over the window at the Leather Bottle,’ said George.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It may mean more than you understand.’
Chapter 6 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 408 sentences of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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