Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899 is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899 is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAY 20, 1899. [PRICE ONE PENNY.] THE SEA AND THE ROCKS. BY WILLIAM LUFF. I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899 is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
From this reading “BY WILLIAM LUFF.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.]”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “[PRICE ONE PENNY.]”
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THE SEA AND THE ROCKS.”
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
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 “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
In this reading “I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.”
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From this reading MAY 20, 1899.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAY 20, 1899.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEA AND THE ROCKS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY WILLIAM LUFF.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
the organ of sight
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
From this reading BY WILLIAM LUFF.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MAY 20, 1899.
not any; not one
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.]
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.]
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading [PRICE ONE PENNY.]
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE SEA AND THE ROCKS.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE SEA AND THE ROCKS.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEA AND THE ROCKS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
in or at the place that
From this reading I watched the waves as they kissed the rocks, And linked their hands behind them, As if to draw to the deep blue sea, Where no searching eye could find them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY WILLIAM LUFF.
Chapter 1 of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899 by Various holds 14 sentences, grouped into 3 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 1 holds 14 sentences of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX. No. 1012, May 20, 1899, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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