Chapter 3 of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The boys all stared at each other. A suspicion flashed across their minds. “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly. “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.” “The boat?
Chapter 3 of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ““Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.”
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading ““Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.”
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “A suspicion flashed across their minds.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “A suspicion flashed across their minds.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading ““And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.””
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The boys all stared at each other.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “A suspicion flashed across their minds.”
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 “A suspicion flashed across their minds.”
In this reading “The boys all stared at each other.”
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 A suspicion flashed across their minds.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A suspicion flashed across their minds.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
(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 The boys all stared at each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading A suspicion flashed across their minds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading A suspicion flashed across their minds.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading A suspicion flashed across their minds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys all stared at each other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A suspicion flashed across their minds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And it’s meself,” he added, “that ’ud be proud to be with thim this day.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sure and if they’re not up nor down, they must be in the boat, and there you have it,” said Pat, dryly.
Chapter 3 of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated by James De Mille holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 422 sentences of Picked Up Adrift: Illustrated, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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