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Chapter 17 of Salthaven is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.” Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh. “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked. “It’s wonderful how time flies. How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
Chapter 17 of Salthaven is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading ““THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.””
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading ““It’s wonderful how time flies.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading ““THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.””
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading ““THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.””
move stealthily
From this reading ““Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.”
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.”
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.”
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.””
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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 “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “It’s wonderful how time flies.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
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From this reading “It’s wonderful how time flies.
ten 10s
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s wonderful how time flies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
being five more than sixty
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
move stealthily
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
in the near future
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
past form of “squeeze” — to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
two times
From this reading How much is twice three hundred and sixty-five?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading Miss Jelks squeezed his arm and gave vent to a gentle sigh.
plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “THIS time to-morrow night,” said Mr. Walters, as he slowly paced a country lane with Miss Jelks clinging to his arm, “I shall be at sea.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “It’s wonderful how time flies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two years’ll soon slip away,” she remarked.
Chapter 17 of Salthaven by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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