Chapter 5 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Brander said respectfully: "No, sir. I lived on the hill, there.... The highest one. You can make out my place with the glass...." "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
Chapter 5 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “You can make out my place with the glass...."”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “"He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.”
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “The highest one.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
in a respectful manner
From this reading “Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “"He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
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In this reading “"He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.”
In this reading “I lived on the hill, there....”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “I lived on the hill, there....”
detect with the senses
In this reading “You can make out my place with the glass...."”
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From this reading Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The highest one.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
engage in
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
not any; not one
From this reading Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The highest one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
in a respectful manner
From this reading Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading Brander said respectfully: "No, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
in or at that place or location
From this reading I lived on the hill, there....
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was third mate on the _Thomas Morgan_," said Mr. Ham.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can make out my place with the glass...."
Chapter 5 of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of The Sea Bride, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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