Chapter 3 of The Open Boat and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Open Boat and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger. "How do you know? Who told you?" "Feller come and told me." "And what are you going to do?
Chapter 3 of The Open Boat and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Feller come and told me."”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.”
a person who fells trees
From this reading “"Feller come and told me."”
the act of departing
From this reading “"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.”
move hurridly
From this reading “"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “"And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Who told you?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And what are you going to do?
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Feller come and told me."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?
a person who fells trees
From this reading "Feller come and told me."
the act of departing
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Feller come and told me."
move hurridly
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Who told you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what are you going to do?
which person or people
From this reading Who told you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so they're going to rush your camp to-night?" cried the stranger.
Chapter 3 of The Open Boat and Other Stories by Stephen Crane holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 3 holds 407 sentences of The Open Boat and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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