Chapter 8 of Over the border is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Over the border is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me. "How do you feel now, Jim?" "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?" "Feel afraid of the water, now?" "Not a bit.
Chapter 8 of Over the border is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"Feel afraid of the water, now?"”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Not a bit.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “"Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"How do you feel now, Jim?"”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.”
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 “"Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “"Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Not a bit.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Feel afraid of the water, now?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not a bit.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel now, Jim?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "How do you feel now, Jim?"
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
the act of departing
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you feel now, Jim?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "How do you feel now, Jim?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Feel afraid of the water, now?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come out on deck, Jim," I said, and he followed me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Feel afraid of the water, now?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Feel afraid of the water, now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fine, doctor, but where's this boat going, I'd like to know?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel now, Jim?"
Chapter 8 of Over the border by Morgan Robertson holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 8 holds 390 sentences of Over the border, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Over the border by Morgan Robertson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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