Chapter 7 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail. Noll steadily degenerated.... His strength fled from him. Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander. These two fought their fight without her interference.
Chapter 7 of The Sea Bride is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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use to one's advantage
From this reading “She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.”
past form of “degenerate” — grow worse
From this reading “Noll steadily degenerated....”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “His strength fled from him.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading “These two fought their fight without her interference.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Noll steadily degenerated....”
United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)
From this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”
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 “His strength fled from him.”
In this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
use to one's advantage
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
past form of “degenerate” — grow worse
From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading His strength fled from him.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His strength fled from him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His strength fled from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His strength fled from him.
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading His strength fled from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976)
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.
with unflagging resolve
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
Chapter 7 of The Sea Bride by Ben Ames Williams holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 407 sentences of The Sea Bride, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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