Chapter IV of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “Enid’s Story,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter IV of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “Enid’s Story,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned. She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat. “Oh, you poor thing!” Madge cried, trying to lift her up. “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
Chapter IV of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, “Enid’s Story,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Madge cried, trying to lift her up.”
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
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 “The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.”
In this reading “She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.”
In this reading ““Oh, you poor thing!””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Madge cried, trying to lift her up.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
a young female
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
and nothing more
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Madge cried, trying to lift her up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madge cried, trying to lift her up.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I’ll have you free in just a minute.
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you poor thing!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
and nothing more
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
above and across; more than
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Oh, you poor thing!”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
express in speech
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl on the floor rolled over and groaned.
a special situation
From this reading “Oh, you poor thing!”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She raised her head and tried to speak, but only succeeded in making choking noises in her throat.
hard to endure
From this reading Madge cried, trying to lift her up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Madge cried, trying to lift her up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you poor thing!”
Chapter 4 of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2 by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 4 holds 110 sentences of The Deserted Yacht: Madge Sterling Series, #2, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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