Chapter 26 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone. A raging ocean, named Pacific. A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet. What a diabolical combination!" "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
Chapter 26 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading “What a diabolical combination!"”
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
From this reading “"Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.”
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “"Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.”
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
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.
the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate
In this reading “BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.”
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 BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
-ing form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading What a diabolical combination!"
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet.
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading What a diabolical combination!"
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A raging ocean, named Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A non-combatant admiral commanding a fighting fleet.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading A raging ocean, named Pacific.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading A raging ocean, named Pacific.
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading A raging ocean, named Pacific.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
(of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Add, the hurricane is piling water on the swelling tides at Half Moon Bay.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a diabolical combination!"
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
From this reading BRAVING THE STORM "A hurricane in midsummer in the temperate zone.
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