Chapter 16 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again. Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck. "Good!" cried the captain. "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want." I looked at him in astonishment.
Chapter 16 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “I looked at him in astonishment.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
a strong line
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “"You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."”
not known
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
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 Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
anew
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
a boy or man
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
and nothing more
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
a strong line
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
not known
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
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 THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
at the time that
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
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