Chapter 14 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight. Night came at once. We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars. That was Bridgetown. Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
Chapter 14 of The Sea and the Jungle is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
From this reading “That was Bridgetown.”
arranged into groups
From this reading “We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.”
a large indefinite number
From this reading “We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.”
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading “We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.”
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 “Night came at once.”
In this reading “We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
at or in the front
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Night came at once.
capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
From this reading That was Bridgetown.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Night came at once.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
arranged into groups
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
a large indefinite number
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night came at once.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
on one occasion
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
in the near future
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Bridgetown.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
having come into contact
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
in a visible manner
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
at the time that
From this reading When the sun once touched the sea it sank visibly, like a weight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those stars opened and spread round us, showing nothing of the wall of night in which they were fixed.
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading We passed a winking light, and soon ahead of us in the dark was grouped a multitude of lower stars.
Chapter 14 of The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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