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Chapter 3 of The Man from the Clouds is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The coast patrol!" I exclaimed. "What's that?" She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled." "By whom?"
Chapter 3 of The Man from the Clouds is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
From this reading “She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “"The coast patrol!"”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “I exclaimed.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."”
plural of “justice” — the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."”
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading “"The coast patrol!"”
inflected form of “patrol” — maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
From this reading “She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."”
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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 seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By whom?"
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "The coast patrol!"
in a doubtful manner
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
plural of “justice” — the quality of being just or fair
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading "The coast patrol!"
inflected form of “patrol” — maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The coast patrol!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed to look at me for an instant a little doubtfully before she answered, "The Admiralty have asked all the Justices of Peace to have the coast patrolled."
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From this reading "What's that?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By whom?"
Chapter 3 of The Man from the Clouds by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
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