Chapter 6 of A Love Story is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Love Story is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Journey. "Adieu! adieu! My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew. Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee! My native land! good night!"
Chapter 6 of A Love Story is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a farewell remark
From this reading “"Adieu! adieu!”
for a short time
From this reading “Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!”
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading “My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.”
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading “My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.”
cry like a cat
From this reading “My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!”
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a farewell remark
From this reading "Adieu! adieu!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
for a short time
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
plural of “fade” — a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My native land! good night!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The Journey.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
cry like a cat
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
throughout a period of time
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Journey.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading My native land Fades o'er the ocean blue; The night winds sigh--the breakers roar-- And shrieks the wild sea mew.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yon sun that sets upon the sea, We follow in his flight: Farewell awhile to him and thee!
Chapter 6 of A Love Story by William Harvey Christie holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 6 holds 110 sentences of A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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