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Chapter 3 of The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in. She fell, and died quickly. “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?' “Lauati fell before him. 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
Chapter 3 of The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.”
a person who is in charge
From this reading “'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading ““The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.”
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading ““'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading ““'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'”
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading “'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'”
refrain from harming
From this reading “'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading ““The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.”
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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 “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Lauati fell before him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
a person who is in charge
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She fell, and died quickly.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She fell, and died quickly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lauati fell before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
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From this reading “Lauati fell before him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
past form of “mock” — treat with contempt
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
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 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
with speed
From this reading She fell, and died quickly.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
plural of “save” — (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fell, and died quickly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
refrain from harming
From this reading 'Spare me not, O chief, if my life but saves his.'
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The club swung round and struck her on the side of her head, and it beat it in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'Oho,' mocked Tuialo, 'is there but one life offered for so great a man as Tiufana?'
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