Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Steamship off the port bow, sir!” It was the cry of the lookout. All eyes were turned in the direction indicated. There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape. Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading “Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.”
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading “Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “It was the cry of the lookout.”
cooked in steam
From this reading “There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.”
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading ““Steamship off the port bow, sir!””
possessive form of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.”
In this reading ““Steamship off the port bow, sir!””
In this reading “There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.”
In this reading “There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.”
In this reading “All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.”
In this reading “Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.”
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 There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
(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 All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It was the cry of the lookout.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the cry of the lookout.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading It was the cry of the lookout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the cry of the lookout.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
cooked in steam
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Steamship off the port bow, sir!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There, showing dimly through the gathering darkness, steamed a dark gray shape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
possessive form of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Another glance from the lookout was enough to convince him of the vessel’s identity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the cry of the lookout.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All eyes were turned in the direction indicated.
Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 14 holds 145 sentences of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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