Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He looked from the one to the other as he spoke. "What ails you? What ails you both, boys? Speak." "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Snowbird is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “"What ails you?”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “What ails you both, boys?”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “"Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “"Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.”
express in speech
From this reading “Speak."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.”
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.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading "What ails you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
the two together, not just one
From this reading What ails you both, boys?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading What ails you both, boys?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
on one occasion
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
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From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
express in speech
From this reading Speak."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked from the one to the other as he spoke.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well!" said Rory, "then the truth is this, that the same thought is running through both our two minds at once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ails you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What ails you?
Chapter 3 of The Cruise of the Snowbird by Gordon Stables holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 418 sentences of The Cruise of the Snowbird, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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