Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We must be off. Ahmed is waiting." Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate. Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home. December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 59/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 291–295
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “December thirty-first kept running through her mind.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.”
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From this reading Ahmed is waiting."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must be off.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ahmed is waiting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must be off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We must be off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
on the contrary
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
cut with a saw
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
coming next after the thirtieth in position
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading December thirty-first kept running through her mind.
in the direction of
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Ahmed is waiting."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Kathlyn proved rather uncommunicative on the way home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must be off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
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