Chapter 5 of Spanish Doubloons is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Spanish Doubloons is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small. Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful. But I have found nothing. Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock. Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
Chapter 5 of Spanish Doubloons is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.”
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading “So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.”
having or manifesting hope
From this reading “Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.”
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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 So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have found nothing.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
set up or found
From this reading But I have found nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But I have found nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
and nothing more
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So far I have discovered half a dozen caves, most of them quite small.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Only in the great cave under the point have I found sand to any depth.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually, the floor of the cave beneath a few inches of sand is rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any one of them seemed such a likely place that at first I was quite hopeful.
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