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Chapter 25 of Ande Trembath: A Tale of Old Cornwall England is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EUREKA! THE ELDORADO! "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive." --_Dryden_. It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
Chapter 25 of Ande Trembath: A Tale of Old Cornwall England is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."”
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading “"So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."”
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
From this reading “THE ELDORADO!”
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading “EUREKA!”
possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.”
not tense or taut
From this reading “"So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."”
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In this reading “It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.”
In this reading “"So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."”
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moving forward
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
possessive form of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
the first light of day
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading --_Dryden_.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
From this reading THE ELDORADO!
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading EUREKA!
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
with the head foremost
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
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From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
possessive form of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
not tense or taut
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
attempt by employing effort
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ELDORADO!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
at the time that
From this reading It was still early dawn when Hugh Lark reached the hunter's cabin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "So the boat's brawny crew the current stem And, slow advancing, struggle with the stream; But if they slack their hands or cease to strive, Then down the flood with headlong haste they drive."
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