Chapter 6 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately. But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down. I remember I felt sorry for the little beast. I didn’t care a hang for myself. Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
Chapter 6 of The poisoned paradise is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.”
with great urgency
From this reading ““Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.”
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading ““Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “I didn’t care a hang for myself.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.”
-ing form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading ““Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.”
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.
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In this reading “But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.”
In this reading “I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.”
In this reading ““Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
In this reading “Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.”
In this reading “Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.”
In this reading “I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.”
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 I didn’t care a hang for myself.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
the two together, not just one
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I didn’t care a hang for myself.
with great urgency
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t care a hang for myself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading I didn’t care a hang for myself.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
and nothing more
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
held up in the air
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I didn’t care a hang for myself.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I remember I felt sorry for the little beast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
-ing form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then just as I was about to give up, they lifted us into a boat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
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 “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it was hard to keep afloat; and I thought we must both go down.
(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 “Well, I grabbed the kid and the kid grabbed me, and there I was treading water desperately.
Chapter 6 of The poisoned paradise by Robert W. (Robert William) Service holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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