Chapter 3 of My First Cruise, and Other stories is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of My First Cruise, and Other stories is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart. "Yes, sir--very near. I know where it is," said the child. "I got him once for my mother." "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
Chapter 3 of My First Cruise, and Other stories is here in full — 496 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “"If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I know where it is," said the child.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “"Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “"If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “"Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.”
very small
From this reading “"If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “"If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.”
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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 "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got him once for my mother."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I got him once for my mother."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I got him once for my mother."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I got him once for my mother."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
on one occasion
From this reading "I got him once for my mother."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
on the contrary
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir--very near.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Is there a physician near here?" he asked next; for a now thought--a new hope, rather--had come into his heart.
very small
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, sir--very near.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
in or at the place that
From this reading I know where it is," said the child.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir--very near.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will lead me to him," said Tiny, his voice broken as his heart was, "I will do a good turn for you.
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