Chapter 5 of Zigzag Journeys in Europe is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Zigzag Journeys in Europe is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE ATLANTIC. The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land! An ocean steamer! Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems! What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
Chapter 5 of Zigzag Journeys in Europe is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “ON THE ATLANTIC.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
operate an airplane
From this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
a very small spot
From this reading “Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!”
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
From this reading “What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!”
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 “An ocean steamer!”
In this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
In this reading “What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!”
a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
In this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading “The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!”
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 Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An ocean steamer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading ON THE ATLANTIC.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading An ocean steamer!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ATLANTIC.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
operate an airplane
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a note appended to a letter after the signature
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
inflected form of “signal” — communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
a very small spot
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading An ocean steamer!
the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
From this reading What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ATLANTIC.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading What symmetry, what strength, what a triumph of human skill!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The Steerage.--Pilot Boats.--Tommy meets Rough Weather.--His Letter and Postscript.--Queer Passengers.--Games and Story-telling.--Story of Joan of Arc.--Signalling at Sea.--Land!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Though a speck upon the waters, what a world it seems!
Chapter 5 of Zigzag Journeys in Europe by Hezekiah Butterworth holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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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