Chapter 29 of Via Berlin is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Via Berlin is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian. “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.” Lillian bubbled toward him. “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already. But Topham laughed.
Chapter 29 of Via Berlin is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “Lillian bubbled toward him.”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading ““Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.””
in a plaintive manner
From this reading ““Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading ““Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.””
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading ““Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.””
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.
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enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
In this reading “When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.”
In this reading “When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.”
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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 When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
react verbally
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
like a boy
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
past form of “bubble” — form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Lillian bubbled toward him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lillian bubbled toward him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But Topham laughed.
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From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
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 When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
engage in
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
and nothing more
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
in a plaintive manner
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
in the direction of
From this reading Lillian bubbled toward him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
at the time that
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
which person or people
From this reading “Mayn’t I?” she asked, plaintively, but as one who knew the answer already.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading When the night had swallowed up both the yacht and the cruiser, Topham drew a long breath and turned to Lillian.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Great Scott!” he exclaimed boyishly, “what a yarn this would make for the Gazette--if you could only print it.”
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