Chapter 5 of The Incredible Honeymoon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Incredible Honeymoon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt. "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
Chapter 5 of The Incredible Honeymoon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “"If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.”
by chance
From this reading “"If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.”
kick the ball
From this reading “"If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.”
-ing form of “spurn” — reject with contempt
From this reading “"Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “"Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.”
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
by chance
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
kick the ball
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
-ing form of “spurn” — reject with contempt
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If Charles is to come _in_ the boat," she said, "perhaps that fishing-punt.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Water within, water without," he said, spurning the water-logged punt.
Chapter 5 of The Incredible Honeymoon by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 415 sentences of The Incredible Honeymoon, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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