Chapter 6 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted. Nobody was there expecting anybody. The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke. He shuddered involuntarily. Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.
Chapter 6 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.”
against your will
From this reading “He shuddered involuntarily.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.”
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading “The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “He shuddered involuntarily.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.”
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.”
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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 The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
any person at all
From this reading Nobody was there expecting anybody.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
intentionally conceived
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Nobody was there expecting anybody.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
against your will
From this reading He shuddered involuntarily.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody was there expecting anybody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
and nothing more
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
a human being
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading He shuddered involuntarily.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nobody was there expecting anybody.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Agatha did not tolerate tobacco.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
which person or people
From this reading He was the only person who alighted, and the station was deserted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long twilight of a January evening was beginning, and the bite of the keen air made him suddenly conscious that his clothing was saturated with tobacco smoke.
Chapter 6 of The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London holds 354 sentences, grouped into 71 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 354 sentences of The Turtles of Tasman, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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