Chapter 26 of The Timber Pirate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Timber Pirate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm. She arose and opened the door to listen. Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall. “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted. “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
Chapter 26 of The Timber Pirate is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “She arose and opened the door to listen.”
aroused or activated
From this reading ““THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading ““We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.””
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading ““THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading ““Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.””
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading ““THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.”
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 “Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.”
In this reading ““THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.”
In this reading ““THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.”
In this reading ““We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.””
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 “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
aroused or activated
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
hear with intention
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Johnson, fully dressed, came down the hall.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She arose and opened the door to listen.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
precisely as stated
From this reading “THE MAN THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN” I UNUSUAL commotion below stairs awakened Josephine Stone at a very early hour the morning following the storm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We didn’t intend calling you for an hour or so.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, are you getting up, Josephine?” she greeted.
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