Chapter 6 of The White Squall: A Story of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The White Squall: A Story of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety. None spoke a word, hardly daring to move. Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity! Our fate seemed trembling in the balance. Once more he dived.
Chapter 6 of The White Squall: A Story of the Sargasso Sea is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading “Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!”
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “Our fate seemed trembling in the balance.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.”
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading “Once more he dived.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.”
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading “Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.”
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading “A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.”
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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 A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
(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 A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading Our fate seemed trembling in the balance.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
past form of “dive” — drop steeply
From this reading Once more he dived.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Our fate seemed trembling in the balance.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
only a very short time before
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more he dived.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
not one, and not any
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more he dived.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Our fate seemed trembling in the balance.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
not in physical motion
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
a shaky motion
From this reading Our fate seemed trembling in the balance.
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our interest in his actions was keen to intensity!
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
during the time that
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A third time he reappeared, still unsuccessful; and then we began to give up hope, although watching him all the while with the most intense anxiety.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading None spoke a word, hardly daring to move.
Chapter 6 of The White Squall: A Story of the Sargasso Sea by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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