Chapter 16 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARETHUSA. O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you! (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching. GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_). One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
Chapter 16 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “(_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “(_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.”
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading “(_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.”
(military) signal to turn the lights out
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 tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
From this reading ARETHUSA.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
give a benediction to
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
determine the number or amount of
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
ten 10s
From this reading One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
(military) signal to turn the lights out
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_The tapping of PEW'S stick is heard approaching.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GAUNT passes L. front and sits._) GAUNT (_beginning to count the taps_).
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One--two--two hundred and five---- ARETHUSA (_listening_).
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O father, if you could but hear me thank and bless you!
Chapter 16 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15 by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 16 holds 358 sentences of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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