Chapter 25 of The Pearl Fishers is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Pearl Fishers is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside. "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he. "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back." "Does he?" said Floyd. The news came as a pleasant surprise.
Chapter 25 of The Pearl Fishers is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on or to one side
From this reading “ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “The news came as a pleasant surprise.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “"Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “"He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “"He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."”
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.
In this reading “ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.”
In this reading “The news came as a pleasant surprise.”
In this reading “"Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “"He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The news came as a pleasant surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The news came as a pleasant surprise.
on or to one side
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
(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 "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The news came as a pleasant surprise.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does he?" said Floyd.
divisible by two
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news came as a pleasant surprise.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The news came as a pleasant surprise.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The news came as a pleasant surprise.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading ORDERED TO SYDNEY Next morning Schumer took Floyd aside.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "He thinks the prospects even better than I made them out to him, and now he wants to go back."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Hakluyt is well pleased with the work here," said he.
Chapter 25 of The Pearl Fishers by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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