Chapter 22 of The Coast of Adventure is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Coast of Adventure is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized. The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning. In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort. Evelyn had to be content with that. Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
Chapter 22 of The Coast of Adventure is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Evelyn had to be content with that.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading “The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.”
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading “In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.”
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.”
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.
anew
In this reading “HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.”
during the intervening time
In this reading “In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.”
In this reading “Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.”
In this reading “Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.”
In this reading “The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.”
In this reading “The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
on one occasion
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading HELD FOR RANSOM Gomez once more apologized.
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Indeed, she was too tired to feel much disturbed.
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Evelyn had to be content with that.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the meantime the good senora Garcia would look after the senorita's comfort.
but in spite of that
From this reading The senor Cliffe had not yet arrived from Villa Paz, he explained, but was expected in the morning.
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