Chapter 5 of The city in the sea is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The city in the sea is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW? Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross. It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan. It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now. Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
Chapter 5 of The city in the sea is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.”
plural of “groove” — a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading “Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.”
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In this reading “Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.”
In this reading “It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.”
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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 Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
later than; following
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
plural of “groove” — a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
the force of workers available
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
up to a particular time
From this reading It seemed to him that he had never come against the real things of life till now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bobby got a bus from Oxford Circus to Charing Cross.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
at the time that
From this reading It was after twelve when he reached Cadogan Street and turning on the electric light in his sitting-room, sat down to smoke, to think, and to plan.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Up to this he had followed the grooves worn and polished by other men.
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