Chapter 3 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAINLY ABOUT MYRA. The train slowed down into Mallaig station. I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg. The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform. The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
Chapter 3 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expectation
From this reading “I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.”
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.”
for the most part
From this reading “MAINLY ABOUT MYRA.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.”
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading “The train slowed down into Mallaig station.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.”
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In this reading “The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.”
be highly noticeable
In this reading “The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.”
In this reading “The train slowed down into Mallaig station.”
In this reading “The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT MYRA.
anew
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
an expectation
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
only a very short time before
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
for the most part
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT MYRA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAINLY ABOUT MYRA.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
and nothing more
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train slowed down into Mallaig station.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next instant I was nearly knocked back into the carriage again.
at the time that
From this reading The train had hardly stopped when I seized my bag and jumped out on to the platform.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thrilled with anticipation, for now I had only the journey on the boat, and Myra would be waiting for me at Glenelg.
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