Chapter 11 of The Innocents Abroad is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Innocents Abroad is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined. She has been here several days and will remain several more. We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune. Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her. She is a prison, now.
Chapter 11 of The Innocents Abroad is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.”
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading “The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.”
under forced isolation especially for health reasons
From this reading “The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.”
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 She is a prison, now.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
not any; not one
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She is a prison, now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading She is a prison, now.
under forced isolation especially for health reasons
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship is lying here in the harbor of Naples--quarantined.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course no one is allowed to go on board the ship, or come ashore from her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We that came by rail from Rome have escaped this misfortune.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She has been here several days and will remain several more.
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