Chapter 6 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked up quickly. Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea. “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly. “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice. “I must hurry back and signal.
Chapter 6 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading ““A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““I must hurry back and signal.”
with speed
From this reading “She looked up quickly.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.”
transport commercially
From this reading ““A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading ““I must hurry back and signal.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ““A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
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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 ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up quickly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
with speed
From this reading She looked up quickly.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up quickly.
transport commercially
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up quickly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
Chapter 6 of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation by Bret Harte holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 185 sentences of Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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