Chapter 19 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peter was coming back to America. He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired. The tension of it all was still upon him. Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued. For him there was no friendship in the sea.
Chapter 19 of The Boy Grew Older is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “Peter was coming back to America.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “For him there was no friendship in the sea.”
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “The tension of it all was still upon him.”
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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In this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
In this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
In this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
In this reading “Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
(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 The tension of it all was still upon him.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
divisible by two
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him there was no friendship in the sea.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading For him there was no friendship in the sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
not any; not one
From this reading For him there was no friendship in the sea.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
above and across; more than
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading For him there was no friendship in the sea.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
not in physical motion
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For him there was no friendship in the sea.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tension of it all was still upon him.
precisely as stated
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He had been through the war and then the peace and he was very tired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter was coming back to America.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Even though he lay back in his steamer chair and looked over the rail at a wide and peaceful ocean the jangle within him continued.
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