Chapter 15 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air! Sylvestre stops short to listen! He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring. The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders. They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
Chapter 15 of An Iceland Fisherman is here in full — 45 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.”
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading “They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “Sylvestre stops short to listen!”
have a certain weight
From this reading “The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.”
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 Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
hear with intention
From this reading Sylvestre stops short to listen!
darkened by clouds
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
exploring in order to gain information
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Sylvestre stops short to listen!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
the season of growth
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Sylvestre stops short to listen!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvestre stops short to listen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are six sailors reconnoitring among the fresh rice-fields, in a muddy pathway.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hark! a bullet hurtles through the air!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvestre stops short to listen!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
precisely as stated
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
have a certain weight
From this reading The sky is gray, lowering, as if to weigh upon one's very shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is upon an infinite meadow, green with the soft velvet carpet of spring.
Chapter 15 of An Iceland Fisherman by Pierre Loti holds 45 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 45 sentences of An Iceland Fisherman, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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