Chapter 25 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The whole connection seethed! The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety. The police court! The newspapers! The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
Chapter 25 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!”
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “The whole connection seethed!”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “The newspapers!”
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
From this reading “The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “The police court!”
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.
a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused of serious offenses
In this reading “The police court!”
In this reading “The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.”
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a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading The whole connection seethed!
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The police court!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The gossip of Mrs. Childs's Bridge Club!
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading The newspapers!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading The police court!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whole connection seethed!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole connection seethed!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole connection seethed!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The notoriety of Flora's death was nothing compared with this notoriety.
Chapter 25 of The Rising Tide by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 140 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 25 holds 140 sentences of The Rising Tide, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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