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Chapter 3 of The Spell of the White Sturgeon is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu." The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room. Ramsay looked about him. The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material. Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
Chapter 3 of The Spell of the White Sturgeon is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.”
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading “The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.”
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading “Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.”
without possibility of mistake
From this reading “The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.”
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading “The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.”
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.
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to come or go into
In this reading “The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.”
In this reading “Ramsay looked about him.”
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 Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Ramsay looked about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ramsay looked about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ramsay looked about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ramsay looked about him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only the floor, scrubbed so carefully that it glowed like a polished diamond, was of smooth boards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "_Sh-h._ Don't try to talk, M'sieu."
without possibility of mistake
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
past form of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room in which he lay was walled with rough, unplaned boards, and the ceiling was made of the same material.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman, unmistakably French, rose and went into another room.
Chapter 3 of The Spell of the White Sturgeon by Jim Kjelgaard holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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