Chapter 15 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, indeed. I'm very fond of it. I can easily do ten miles." "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon. I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
Chapter 15 of The Port of Adventure is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “I can easily do ten miles."”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “I'm very fond of it.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.”
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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 "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I'm very fond of it.
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From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm very fond of it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "No, indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm very fond of it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
come together
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, indeed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm very fond of it.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
select carefully from a group
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
express in words
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I can easily do ten miles."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I dare say I shall pick up a little by half-past two.
precisely as stated
From this reading I'm very fond of it.
(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, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you will have only a short mile to meet Nick and his motor this afternoon.
Chapter 15 of The Port of Adventure by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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