Chapter 7 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea. Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after. The witch soon failed of breath. She panted. She wheezed.
Chapter 7 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.”
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading “Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.”
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “She panted.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “The witch soon failed of breath.”
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.
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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 There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
later than; following
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The witch soon failed of breath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The witch soon failed of breath.
left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The witch soon failed of breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading She panted.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She panted.
in the near future
From this reading The witch soon failed of breath.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There followed such a chase as never was before on land or sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wheezed.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The witch soon failed of breath.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Up hill and down dale, by stream and wood and fallow, the cat woman flew and the dragon coursed after.
Chapter 7 of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children by Arthur Bowie Chrisman holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 437 sentences of Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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