Chapter 24 of The sea girl is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The sea girl is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CRIMSON RAINBOW. “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.” Rhana stood before us. “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready? You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!”
Chapter 24 of The sea girl is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading “You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!””
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “THE CRIMSON RAINBOW.”
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading ““You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.””
let have
From this reading ““And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?”
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading ““You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.””
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading “THE CRIMSON RAINBOW.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ““And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.””
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 “Rhana stood before us.”
In this reading ““You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.””
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 “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rhana stood before us.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
someone who is victorious by force of arms
From this reading You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading THE CRIMSON RAINBOW.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
let have
From this reading “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading THE CRIMSON RAINBOW.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “And you, Jeff Grant, are you ready?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhana stood before us.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Rhana stood before us.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRIMSON RAINBOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rhana stood before us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You shall see me, the great woman conqueror!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall interpret for me, child Nereid, if we wish to talk at a distance.”
Chapter 24 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 372 sentences, grouped into 75 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 24 holds 372 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 372 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 75 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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