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Chapter 20 of Sea Mew Abbey is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence. Then Dick spoke. “They’ve come back. I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said. “Why should you?
Chapter 20 of Sea Mew Abbey is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.”
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading “They’ve come back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
the two together, not just one
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading “They’ve come back.
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From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should you?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading Then Dick spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading Then Dick spoke.
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From this reading “They’ve come back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first both Dick and Freda listened to the faint sounds in silence.
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From this reading I sha’n’t be able to get out that way,” he said.
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From this reading “Why should you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why should you?
