Chapter 4 of The sea girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The sea girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT. The Dolphin was ready. We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection. At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go. He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
Chapter 4 of The sea girl is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.”
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading “The Dolphin was ready.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.”
a formal or official examination
From this reading “We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.”
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading “We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “The Dolphin was ready.”
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.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.”
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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 A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.
of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea
From this reading A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
From this reading The Dolphin was ready.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
a formal or official examination
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
immediately past
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A MARVELOUS DEEP-SEA CRAFT.
port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At least, Polly and I went; Arturo did not go.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The Dolphin was ready.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He was ill, he said, and indeed he looked it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dolphin was ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dolphin was ready.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went down to Norfolk with Dr. Plantet upon his last inspection.
Chapter 4 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 4 holds 121 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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