Chapter 9 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALAITI DE TALT. I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh. "We should get away at once," I said to him. "We've dawdled woefully. If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
Chapter 9 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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towards the shore from the water
From this reading “If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.”
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
From this reading “"We've dawdled woefully.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"We should get away at once," I said to him.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “"We should get away at once," I said to him.”
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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 If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've dawdled woefully.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading TALAITI DE TALT.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
a particular point in time
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
on one occasion
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALAITI DE TALT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALAITI DE TALT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should get away at once," I said to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we'd possessed a grain of sense between us we should have started the moment we stepped ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've dawdled woefully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
in an unfortunate or deplorable manner
From this reading "We've dawdled woefully.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke with daylight, and roused Haigh.
Chapter 9 of The Recipe for Diamonds by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 139 sentences of The Recipe for Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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