Chapter 5 of The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows is here in full — 2113 sentences across 423 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows is here in full — 2113 sentences across 423 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I “May I come in?” “Yes,” said a voice within. “The door is open.” It had a wooden latch. Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
Chapter 5 of The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows is here in full — 2113 sentences across 423 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.”
fasten with a latch
From this reading “It had a wooden latch.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ““The door is open.””
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““Yes,” said a voice within.”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “It had a wooden latch.”
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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 “Yes,” said a voice within.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I “May I come in?”
without stop or interruption
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The door is open.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a wooden latch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I “May I come in?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I “May I come in?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The door is open.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a wooden latch.
fasten with a latch
From this reading It had a wooden latch.
held up in the air
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I “May I come in?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The door is open.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” said a voice within.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The door is open.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Yes,” said a voice within.
during the time that
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Mr. Travers lifted it while the voice of his wife continued as he entered.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Yes,” said a voice within.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading It had a wooden latch.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said a voice within.
Chapter 5 of The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows by Joseph Conrad holds 2113 sentences, grouped into 423 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 5 holds 2113 sentences of The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows, unabridged, divided into 423 reading sections.
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