Chapter 11 of Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship) is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship) is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD. These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain. Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad. She became weak and haggard from want of sleep. A longing for veronal seized her.
Chapter 11 of Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship) is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.”
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “A longing for veronal seized her.”
English poet (1878-1967)
From this reading “A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.”
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading “Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.”
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading “These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.”
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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In this reading “These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.”
In this reading “A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.”
In this reading “Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.”
In this reading “She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.”
In this reading “A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.”
In this reading “These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
plural of “decision” — the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A longing for veronal seized her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading A longing for veronal seized her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
roused to anger
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
English poet (1878-1967)
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
past form of “rack” — go at a rack
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A longing for veronal seized her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
transport commercially
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These decisions did not prevent her from spending days and nights in an agony of mental and physical pain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A SHIP ON THE ROCKS "Love is not always two Souls picking flowers."--MASEFIELD.
up to a particular time
From this reading Neuralgia racked her until she thought she must go mad.
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
From this reading A longing for veronal seized her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading She became weak and haggard from want of sleep.
Chapter 11 of Wanderfoot (The Dream Ship) by Cynthia Stockley holds 306 sentences, grouped into 62 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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