Chapter 10 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We’re sinking...we’re sinking!” I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray. I recognized the boat. As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot. Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
Chapter 10 of Voices from the Past is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading “As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.”
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading “Two of our men had slumped over their oars.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I recognized the boat.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading ““We’re sinking...we’re sinking!””
past form of “slump” — assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading “Two of our men had slumped over their oars.”
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading “I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.”
under the feet
From this reading “As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.”
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.”
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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 “I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
past form of “calm” — make calm or still
From this reading As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
above and across; more than
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I recognized the boat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “We’re sinking...we’re sinking!”
past form of “slump” — assume a drooping posture or carriage
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
in the direction of
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of our men had slumped over their oars.
under the feet
From this reading As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
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 I walked over the water toward the boat; it was difficult to see through the rain and spray.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading As I walked the waves calmed; the water was black underfoot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re sinking...we’re sinking!”
Chapter 10 of Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 405 sentences of Voices from the Past, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Voices from the Past, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
