Chapter 5 of The frozen deep is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The frozen deep is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment. An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room. Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks. The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill. The first lieutenant was dead.
Chapter 5 of The frozen deep is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.”
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading “The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.”
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading “The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.”
located inward
From this reading “The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.”
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.”
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.”
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading “An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.”
mixed with water
From this reading “Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
lacking funds
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The first lieutenant was dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
temporary military shelter
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
located inward
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The first lieutenant was dead.
held up in the air
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
most important element
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An officer lifted the canvas screen in the hut of the _Sea-mew_ and entered the main room.
transport commercially
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first sound that broke the silence came from the inner apartment.
mixed with water
From this reading Cold and privation had badly thinned the ranks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The commander of the ship--Captain Ebsworth--was dangerously ill.
Chapter 5 of The frozen deep by Wilkie Collins holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 216 sentences of The frozen deep, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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