Chapter 8 of A Modern Telemachus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Modern Telemachus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs. The deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends.' TENNYSON. Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
Chapter 8 of A Modern Telemachus is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.”
plural of “moan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “The deep Moans round with many voices.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.”
plural of “wane” — a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading “'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.”
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later than; following
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, my friends.'
demanding attention
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Come, my friends.'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
immediately past
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
plural of “moan” — an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, my friends.'
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
the first light of day
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
up to a particular time
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
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From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
plural of “wane” — a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
From this reading 'The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks, The long day wanes, the slow moon climbs.
which person or people
From this reading Arthur fell asleep at last, and did not waken till after sunrise, nor did Ulysse, who must have been exhausted with crying and struggling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The deep Moans round with many voices.
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