Chapter 5 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Heaps," said Melville. "Much," said Chatteris defiantly. "Ever so much," endorsed Melville. "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris. "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
Chapter 5 of The Sea Lady is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “"It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “"Much," said Chatteris defiantly.”
past form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of
From this reading “"Ever so much," endorsed Melville.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “"It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."”
come to pass
From this reading “"It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"Heaps," said Melville.”
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading “"Heaps," said Melville.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “"It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."”
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 “"Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.”
temporarily
In this reading “"It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Much," said Chatteris defiantly.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading "Much," said Chatteris defiantly.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
past form of “endorse” — be behind; approve of
From this reading "Ever so much," endorsed Melville.
divisible by two
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
at any time
From this reading "Ever so much," endorsed Melville.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
come to pass
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
a large number or amount
From this reading "Heaps," said Melville.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading "Heaps," said Melville.
a particular point in time
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Much," said Chatteris defiantly.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Heaps," said Melville.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ever so much," endorsed Melville.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Let's talk of other things," said Chatteris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's what even the street boys call _mawbid_ nowadays to doubt for a moment the absolute final all-this-and-nothing-else-in-the-worldishness of whatever you happen to be doing."
Chapter 5 of The Sea Lady by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 5 holds 448 sentences of The Sea Lady, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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