Chapter VI of The Sunken Isthmus, “The Sunken Isthmus,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of The Sunken Isthmus, “The Sunken Isthmus,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon. When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them. “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction. “Cuba is on our lee.” This caused all a thrill of excitement.
Chapter VI of The Sunken Isthmus, “The Sunken Isthmus,” is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading ““Cuba is on our lee.””
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading ““We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading ““Cuba is on our lee.””
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading ““We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “This caused all a thrill of excitement.”
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 submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.”
In this reading “The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This caused all a thrill of excitement.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading This caused all a thrill of excitement.
rid of obstructions
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading “Cuba is on our lee.”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading This caused all a thrill of excitement.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Cuba is on our lee.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Cuba is on our lee.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Cuba is on our lee.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
a large beer glass
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This caused all a thrill of excitement.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading This caused all a thrill of excitement.
up to a particular time
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The submarine boat ran on until the lights of the schooner were lost below the horizon.
at the time that
From this reading When daylight came there was naught but a clear sea between them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We are in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Frank, with some satisfaction.
Chapter 6 of The Sunken Isthmus by Luis Senarens holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 6 holds 145 sentences of The Sunken Isthmus, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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