Chapter 28 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge. The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him. For an instant he could not imagine where he was. He was in utter darkness. There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
Chapter 28 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a job in an organization
From this reading “A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.”
in bodily form
From this reading “A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.”
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.”
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.”
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading “There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.”
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading “There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.”
meriting respect or esteem
From this reading “A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.”
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In this reading “He was in utter darkness.”
In this reading “For an instant he could not imagine where he was.”
In this reading “The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.”
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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 A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
anew
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
a job in an organization
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
in bodily form
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
fall or come down violently
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was in utter darkness.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
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From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was another crash where the spanker boom slammed back from starboard to port again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The daze of a heavy sleep clung to him.
meriting respect or esteem
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading He was in utter darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
in or at the place that
From this reading For an instant he could not imagine where he was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A crash which shook him bodily brought Paul Lavelle upstanding from the berth in the lounge.
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