Chapter 11 of There is a tide is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of There is a tide is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them. Mame herself inclined to think so. The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff. All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever. Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
Chapter 11 of There is a tide is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.”
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.”
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.”
come to pass
From this reading “Soon or late, something was bound to happen.”
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading “Mame herself inclined to think so.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.”
In this reading “All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
(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 All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
confined by bonds
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
for a limitless time
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
the act of departing
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
come to pass
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mame herself inclined to think so.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Mame herself inclined to think so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
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 thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
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From this reading Mame herself inclined to think so.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
in the near future
From this reading Soon or late, something was bound to happen.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
a special situation
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mame herself inclined to think so.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
hard to endure
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Colony was very active; it was always trying to call her bluff.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thing hung fire so long that it began to look as if the day was going against them.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading All through the summer she had managed to keep her chin above water, but she could not expect to go on like that forever.
Chapter 11 of There is a tide by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith 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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