Chapter 4 of The Flying Stingaree is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Flying Stingaree is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor. For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening. The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning. The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise. He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
Chapter 4 of The Flying Stingaree is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.”
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading “Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.”
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.”
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading “Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.”
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading “He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.”
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.
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In this reading “The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.”
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.”
In this reading “For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.”
In this reading “The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.”
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 Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
with low volume
From this reading For a moment he lay quietly in his bunk, listening.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
not in physical motion
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
the first light of day
From this reading The sunlight still had the red quality of early sunrise.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orvil Harris, Crabber Rick Brant awoke to the sound of a motor.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He watched the light shift as the houseboat swung on its anchor.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The sun through the cabin windows told him it was early in the morning.
Chapter 4 of The Flying Stingaree by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 253 sentences of The Flying Stingaree, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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