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Chapter 3 of The cradle of the deep is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day. I stayed there with my fish. The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole. That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands. I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
Chapter 3 of The cradle of the deep is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.”
possessive form of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.”
obscene terms for feces
From this reading “I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.”
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.”
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading “I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.”
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.”
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.
In this reading “I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.”
In this reading “I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.”
In this reading “I stayed there with my fish.”
In this reading “That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
(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 I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
possessive form of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading I stayed there with my fish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
obscene terms for feces
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
a window in a ship or airplane
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
-ing form of “scuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I stayed there with my fish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn’t come out of my bunk all the next day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I stayed there with my fish.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could hear the scuffling of the crew’s feet on the poop deck above my cabin as they ran about setting the sails.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The fish began to smell bad so Father took it away from me and threw it out of the porthole.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That evening we sailed for the Midway Islands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I stayed there with my fish.
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