Chapter 4 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEED OF CHANGE. "I love thee! I love thee! 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day." --HOOD.
Chapter 4 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “THE SEED OF CHANGE.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “--HOOD.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"I love thee!”
a small hard fruit
From this reading “THE SEED OF CHANGE.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I love thee!”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading THE SEED OF CHANGE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading --HOOD.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I love thee!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I love thee!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEED OF CHANGE.
express in words
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
a small hard fruit
From this reading THE SEED OF CHANGE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEED OF CHANGE.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I love thee!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
a vivid mental image
From this reading 'Tis all that I can say;-- It is my vision in the night, My dreaming in the day."
Chapter 4 of A Singer from the Sea by Amelia E. Barr holds 278 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.
Chapter 4 holds 278 sentences of A Singer from the Sea, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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