Chapter 2 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise. "No, I 'aven't. There it is hall right on the back." "What, that blot?" "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
Chapter 2 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “"Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.”
acted upon; influenced
From this reading “"Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.”
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “"What, that blot?"”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “"Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “There it is hall right on the back."”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “"Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.”
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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 "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
speak to
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I 'aven't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading "What, that blot?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I 'aven't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I 'aven't.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
precisely, exactly
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What, that blot?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There it is hall right on the back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, that blot?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, that's wot stands for Mrs Moy," said Dick, with a good-natured smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, you've forgotten the address," exclaimed Jim Welton in affected surprise.
Chapter 2 of The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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