Chapter 7 of The Ship of Coral is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Ship of Coral is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him. “Hi! Hi! Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back! Hi!
Chapter 7 of The Ship of Coral is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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getting two things to correspond
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
toward the south
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
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be restored
In this reading “Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!”
temporarily
In this reading “THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.”
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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 THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
getting two things to correspond
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
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From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
toward the south
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
a soiled or discolored appearance
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ESCAPE He stood for a moment balancing himself, his eyes sweeping the sky-line to southward, which shewed neither sail nor stain of smoke, and as he stood he heard the island calling to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hi! you there in the boat! come back! come back!
Chapter 7 of The Ship of Coral by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 42 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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