Chapter 6 of Over the border is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Over the border is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I sought my wife and told her. She could not advise me nor help me. I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom. "Let me in," I said. "I want to talk with you."
Chapter 6 of Over the border is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
give advice to
From this reading “She could not advise me nor help me.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “She could not advise me nor help me.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.”
that is looked for
From this reading “I sought my wife and told her.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"I want to talk with you."”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I sought my wife and told her.”
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.
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 “"I want to talk with you."”
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give advice to
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
set up or found
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me in," I said.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let me in," I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not advise me nor help me.
that is looked for
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
a guest cabin
From this reading I hunted for Lance, and found him, locked in his stateroom.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I want to talk with you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to talk with you."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to talk with you."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I sought my wife and told her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I want to talk with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to talk with you."
Chapter 6 of Over the border by Morgan Robertson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Over the border, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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