Chapter XIII of The Raft, “Married Life,” is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter XIII of The Raft, “Married Life,” is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness. In some strange way he had saved Kay's life. Everybody said so. He did not know how. And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
Chapter XIII of The Raft, “Married Life,” is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody said so.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.”
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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(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 Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know how.
at any time
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
every person
From this reading Everybody said so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not know how.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know how.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know how.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Everybody said so.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everybody said so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In some strange way he had saved Kay's life.
(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 And now she was strong and well--more his than ever.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Peter went laughing through the spring-world--it had become all kindness.
Chapter 13 of The Raft by Coningsby Dawson holds 403 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.
Chapter 13 holds 403 sentences of The Raft, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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