Chapter 34 of The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him. Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke. He found himself standing up. The sun was shining. There was the beach and the sandy distance.
Chapter 34 of The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.”
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “There was the beach and the sandy distance.”
loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.”
the first light of day
From this reading “THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.”
plural of “outcry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “There was the beach and the sandy 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 “THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above 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 Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the beach and the sandy distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
aroused or activated
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading There was the beach and the sandy distance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
loud and persistent outcry from many people
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
the first light of day
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading There was the beach and the sandy distance.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
set up or found
From this reading He found himself standing up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself standing up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
plural of “outcry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading There was the beach and the sandy distance.
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was shining.
having a supporting base
From this reading He found himself standing up.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was shining.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the beach and the sandy distance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He found himself standing up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEXT DAY JACK was awakened at the first dawn of day by the sea-gulls clamoring above him.
during the time that
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Their outcries mingled for a little while with his dreams before he fairly awoke.
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