Chapter 5 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen. "How are you, all these years? Jump in and take a row." He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused. Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
Chapter 5 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “"Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.”
an established custom
From this reading “He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “Abby had no inclination to suppress him.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jump in and take a row."”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Jump in and take a row."”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “"Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.”
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “Abby had no inclination to suppress him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
(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 "How are you, all these years?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jump in and take a row."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, all these years?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
a young female
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
an established custom
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you, all these years?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jump in and take a row."
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jump in and take a row."
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
not any; not one
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Jump in and take a row."
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
bring under control by force or authority
From this reading Abby had no inclination to suppress him.
carry out
From this reading Jump in and take a row."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "How are you, all these years?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hulloa!" he called, as if he were addressing a girl of sixteen.
which person or people
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He made his landing, sprang to the shore and led her to the boat with the air of one who was not in the habit of being refused.
a late time of life
From this reading "How are you, all these years?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you, all these years?
Chapter 5 of The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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