Chapter 31 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_. There the trail of gas led him. It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet. He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second. A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
Chapter 31 of The Girl of the Golden Gate is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “There the trail of gas led him.”
emerge from the eggs
From this reading “It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.”
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading “He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.”
obscene terms for feces
From this reading “Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.”
In this reading “Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.”
In this reading “He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.”
In this reading “A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.”
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 He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
with no protection or shield
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading There the trail of gas led him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
emerge from the eggs
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the trail of gas led him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading There the trail of gas led him.
a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
and nothing more
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
obscene terms for feces
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Paul ran straight from the poop into the eyes of the _Daphne_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the trail of gas led him.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading There the trail of gas led him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A sulphurous wave of heat drove him on deck, choking for breath.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went below through the chain locker, but only to remain a second.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading It was the coal in the fore hatch that had been exposed and wet.
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