Chapter 2 of Out of the sea is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Out of the sea is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away. He was getting like that. He wished he had a drink. “Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said. “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Chapter 2 of Out of the sea is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.””
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.”
take in liquids
From this reading “He wished he had a drink.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading ““Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
of short duration or distance
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
take in liquids
From this reading He wished he had a drink.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading He was getting like that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wished he had a drink.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He brushed a hand across his eyes, all his brief enthusiasm burned away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was getting like that.
the light of the Moon
From this reading “Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Probably all moonshine, anyway,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was getting like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was getting like that.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Anyhow, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished he had a drink.
Chapter 2 of Out of the sea by Leigh Brackett holds 550 sentences, grouped into 110 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 2 holds 550 sentences of Out of the sea, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Out of the sea by Leigh Brackett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 550 sentences, grouped into 110 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Out of the sea, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
