Chapter 7 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern. He could not stand the long silences. “What are you thinking of, Martin?” “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel. It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
Chapter 7 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
From this reading “He could not stand the long silences.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading ““I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.”
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.”
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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 “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
In this reading “He could not stand the long silences.”
In this reading ““I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
anew
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you thinking of, Martin?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
a youthful male person
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
a boy or man
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
crowded or massed together
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
not any; not one
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What are you thinking of, Martin?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
plural of “silence” — the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
the evasion of work or duty
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
be standing; be upright
From this reading He could not stand the long silences.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “What are you thinking of, Martin?”
the act of using
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m thinkin’, boy, that it’s small use waitin’ around here for the vessel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you thinking of, Martin?”
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It’s as thick o’ snow as I’ve seen it in a good many winters, and no sign of it slacking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you thinking of, Martin?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Again Martin looked out from the bow, and the young fellow huddled in the stern.
Chapter 7 of The Deep Sea's Toll by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 420 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 7 holds 420 sentences of The Deep Sea's Toll, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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