Chapter 15 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAMARADERIE. Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks. "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer." He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
Chapter 15 of The Recipe for Diamonds is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading “Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.”
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
From this reading “CAMARADERIE.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.”
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “"They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."”
plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
From this reading “Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.”
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading “He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.”
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 “Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.”
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
anew
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
(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 "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
next to; at the side of
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
From this reading CAMARADERIE.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
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From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
for more time
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
not any; not one
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
plural of “plank” — a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
a window in a roof to admit daylight
From this reading He sat down on the saloon skylight beside me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again I distinguished the Belgian drummer's steps coming aft along the deck planks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are all so sick below," said he, "that I could endure it no longer."
Chapter 15 of The Recipe for Diamonds by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 15 holds 150 sentences of The Recipe for Diamonds, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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