Chapter 8 of The cradle of the deep is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The cradle of the deep is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father. They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm. Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship. I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy. Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
Chapter 8 of The cradle of the deep is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading ““A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.”
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.”
an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
From this reading “Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.”
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading “I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.”
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading “Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.”
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading “Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.”
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading “They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.”
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.
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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 “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
above and across; more than
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
loss of the ability to move a body part
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
transport commercially
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ocean water is the best disinfectant against blood poisoning there is on a ship.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
a shaky motion
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They poured two full buckets of water over the stub of McLean’s arm.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Blood sputtered out of his arm over the deck and over us.
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 “A bucket of sea water, quick,” called Father.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I hated the job we had to do, for I could feel McLean trembling like one stricken with palsy.
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