Chapter 25 of The Case and the Girl is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Case and the Girl is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface. He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline. "Did you make it? Are you all right?" "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
Chapter 25 of The Case and the Girl is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an irregularly shaped spot
From this reading “THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.”
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.”
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading “THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.”
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading “He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.”
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading “THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."”
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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 He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
(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 Are you all right?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you all right?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
completely unclothed
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
an irregularly shaped spot
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
the first light of day
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you make it?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
apart from; not including
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Did you make it?
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
engage in
From this reading "Did you make it?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Are you all right?"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading He could perceive little except a bare, shapeless outline.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
a special situation
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
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 THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE COMING OF DAWN West leaned far out, and stared off at the faint blotch made by the raft against the water surface.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I'm safe enough; but wet just the same; the thing bobbed under."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you make it?
Chapter 25 of The Case and the Girl by Randall Parrish holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 25 holds 186 sentences of The Case and the Girl, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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