Chapter 15 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped. A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed. Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter. He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure. The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
Chapter 15 of Wait and Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.”
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading “Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.”
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 “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
In this reading “The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.”
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.”
your own wife
In this reading “The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.”
In this reading “He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
the state of being carelessly or partially dressed
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
being one more than ten
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
according to the clock
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
fraught with danger
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
continue talking
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
a guest cabin
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Old Convert to Phrenology About eleven o'clock the steamer stopped.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
migratory
From this reading The old lady was wandering about in dishabille, looking thoroughly alarmed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
at the time that
From this reading He was on his way back to the stateroom, when he encountered a strange figure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dense fog had sprung up, which made it perilous to proceed.
which person or people
From this reading Ben, who was a novice in traveling, got up to see what was the matter.
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