Chapter 16 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller. He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him. "See!" he murmured. "What did I tell you?" "It may be all right yet," she answered.
Chapter 16 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading “He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.”
put or send forth
From this reading “He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.”
clothing in general
From this reading “THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"See!" he murmured.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.”
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From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
(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 "It may be all right yet," she answered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
put or send forth
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
clothing in general
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did I tell you?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What did I tell you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "See!" he murmured.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See!" he murmured.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
express in words
From this reading "What did I tell you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM The old sailor seemed to shrink down in his clothes and become smaller.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did I tell you?"
which person or people
From this reading He cast an appealing glance at Alice who stood near him.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It may be all right yet," she answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did I tell you?"
Chapter 16 of The Moving Picture Girls at Sea by Laura Lee Hope holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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