Chapter 13 of The sea girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The sea girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNDERGROUND CELL. I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed. I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure. I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me. I sat up.
Chapter 13 of The sea girl is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “THE UNDERGROUND CELL.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.”
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “THE UNDERGROUND CELL.”
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading “I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.”
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 “I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.”
In this reading “I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading THE UNDERGROUND CELL.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat up.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading I opened my eyes; shuddering memory leaped to me.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNDERGROUND CELL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I recovered consciousness to find myself lying on a soft bed.
under the level of the ground
From this reading THE UNDERGROUND CELL.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sat up.
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I seemed comfortable, luxurious, with a feeling of well-being and pleasure.
Chapter 13 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 417 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 13 holds 417 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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