Chapter 13 of My Shipmate Louise — Volume 2 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of My Shipmate Louise — Volume 2 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door. The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle. ‘Hallo!’ I cried, ‘who is that?’ The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
Chapter 13 of My Shipmate Louise — Volume 2 is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:”
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.”
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading “The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:”
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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 “The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:”
In this reading “THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.”
In this reading “The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.”
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 THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
aroused or activated
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried, ‘who is that?’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
a boy or man
From this reading The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
a short vivid experience
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Hallo!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cried, ‘who is that?’
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRIG’S LONGBOAT I was awakened by a knocking at the door.
which person or people
From this reading I cried, ‘who is that?’
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little cabin was bright with sunshine, that was flashing off sea and sky upon the thick glass of the scuttle.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The voice of the young fellow Wilkins responded:
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