Chapter 1 of Saved at sea is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Saved at sea is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY STRANGE HOME. It was a strange day, the day that I was born. The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything. Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea. It was a terrible storm.
Chapter 1 of Saved at sea is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.”
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading “The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.”
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading “Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.”
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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 It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
(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 Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
brought into existence
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
with resolute determination
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MY STRANGE HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY STRANGE HOME.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It was a terrible storm.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading MY STRANGE HOME.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
possessing sweep
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a terrible storm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
precisely as stated
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a strange day, the day that I was born.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The waves were beating against the lighthouse, and the wind was roaring and raging against everything.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Had not the lighthouse been built very firmly into the strong solid rock, it, and all within it, must have been swept into the deep wild sea.
Chapter 1 of Saved at sea by O. F., Mrs. Walton holds 68 sentences, grouped into 14 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 1 holds 68 sentences of Saved at sea, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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