Chapter 7 of The frozen deep is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The frozen deep is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him. Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown. “I was just asleep,” he said. “Why do you wake me?” “Look round you, Richard.
Chapter 7 of The frozen deep is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading ““I was just asleep,” he said.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ““Look round you, Richard.”
become active
From this reading “Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.”
having come into contact
From this reading “Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Why do you wake me?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you wake me?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
and nothing more
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look round you, Richard.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why do you wake me?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look round you, Richard.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Look round you, Richard.
become active
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
having come into contact
From this reading Crayford touched his friend on the shoulder to rouse him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Why do you wake me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was just asleep,” he said.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you wake me?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wardour looked up, impatiently, with a frown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you wake me?”
Chapter 7 of The frozen deep by Wilkie Collins holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 7 holds 109 sentences of The frozen deep, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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