Chapter 11 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED. When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm. My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water. "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better. You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
Chapter 11 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “"Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.”
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In this reading “You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.”
In this reading “My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.”
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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 "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
(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 You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
next to; at the side of
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah!" said my companion, with a sigh of relief, "that's better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading HOW THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENED.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
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 My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My coat and collar were on the ground beside me, and my head and shoulders were dripping with water.
at the time that
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I came to myself I was lying with my head pillowed on Garnesk's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll be all right in a few minutes, Ewart.
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