Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHIPWRECK. Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other. Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair. There was not room for more than one upon it. I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come to pass
From this reading “Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.”
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading “I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.”
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading “THE SHIPWRECK.”
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading “Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.”
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading “Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
come to pass
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
done under pressure
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading I was first, but stumbled on the lowest step and fell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIPWRECK.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Things that happen altogether have to be told one after the other.
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
From this reading Turner and I both rushed at the narrow stair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not room for more than one upon it.
Chapter 8 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 by George MacDonald holds 446 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 8 holds 446 sentences of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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