Chapter VII of The Sunken Isthmus, “A Serious Catastrophe,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of The Sunken Isthmus, “A Serious Catastrophe,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The curious fish passed several times around the Diver. Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy. What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters? It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish. Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
Chapter VII of The Sunken Isthmus, “A Serious Catastrophe,” is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
aroused to action
From this reading “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
someone who works underwater
From this reading “The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading “It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.”
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading “What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?”
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 “Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.”
In this reading “The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
aroused to action
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
someone who works underwater
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
thinking that is coherent and logical
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
precisely, exactly
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
a special situation
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The curious fish passed several times around the Diver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
not known
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looked as if this was the reasoning of the huge fish.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What right had this unknown creature to venture into these waters?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether it was or not, one thing was certain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it drew off with an apparent air of offended dignity and aroused jealousy.
Chapter 7 of The Sunken Isthmus by Luis Senarens holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 7 holds 167 sentences of The Sunken Isthmus, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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