Chapter 11 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t mind, Wesley.” “What’ll it be to, Patsie?” Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie. They were leaning against the rail by that time. “What to?
Chapter 11 of The Deep Sea's Toll is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “They were leaning against the rail by that time.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “They were leaning against the rail by that time.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““I don’t mind, Wesley.””
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “They were leaning against the rail by that time.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.”
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading ““I don’t mind, Wesley.””
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In this reading “They were leaning against the rail by that time.”
In this reading “Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What’ll it be to, Patsie?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t mind, Wesley.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t mind, Wesley.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What’ll it be to, Patsie?”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I don’t mind, Wesley.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’ll it be to, Patsie?”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What’ll it be to, Patsie?”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wesley raised his glass and waited for Patsie.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were leaning against the rail by that time.
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading “I don’t mind, Wesley.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What to?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’ll it be to, Patsie?”
Chapter 11 of The Deep Sea's Toll by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly holds 416 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 11 holds 416 sentences of The Deep Sea's Toll, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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