Chapter 17 of The sea girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The sea girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROWLING SHADOWS. Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust. They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly. It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black. There were four of these robes.
Chapter 17 of The sea girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading “Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.”
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading “Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.”
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
From this reading “It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.”
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading “PROWLING SHADOWS.”
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “There were four of these robes.”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.”
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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In this reading “It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.”
In this reading “It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.”
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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 It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
equipment designed to serve a specific function
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
set up or found
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There were four of these robes.
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner
From this reading PROWLING SHADOWS.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading It consisted of a long robe of fabric, light as gossamer, dull, dead black.
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading There were four of these robes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading PROWLING SHADOWS.
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were four of these robes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were four of these robes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tad and Nereid had found the apparatus easy to adjust.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were four of these robes.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They tested it before they left Tad’s room; it seemed to work perfectly.
Chapter 17 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 17 holds 157 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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