Chapter 18 of The sea girl is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The sea girl is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEREID’S STRATEGY. Four of us now, shadowed prowlers. It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections. Strange experience! I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
Chapter 18 of The sea girl is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 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 “It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.”
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.”
filled with shade
From this reading “Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “NEREID’S STRATEGY.”
very small
From this reading “I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.”
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading “I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.”
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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 had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Strange experience!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
a particular point in time
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEREID’S STRATEGY.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
and nothing more
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
filled with shade
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange experience!
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading NEREID’S STRATEGY.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
very small
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had taken them only a moment to get me into the robe and adjust its connections.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four of us now, shadowed prowlers.
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading I felt the tiny vibrations of the robe; it tingled my flesh.
Chapter 18 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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 18 holds 287 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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