Chapter 4 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't. I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp." "It must be the same. It's on the east coast. And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
Chapter 4 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “It's on the east coast.”
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading “And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “It's on the east coast.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."”
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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 I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be the same.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading It's on the east coast.
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading It's on the east coast.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's on the east coast.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be the same.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It's on the east coast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "It must be the same.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading I fancy Andrews said something about a swamp."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It must be the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
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 And somehow there's something in the water that keeps things from decaying.
Chapter 4 of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 408 sentences of The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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