Chapter 8 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing. The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival. Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king. She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery. His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
Chapter 8 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.”
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.”
plural of “transition” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.”
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 The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
without deviation
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
heighten or intensify
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
a companion at play
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of Glenn Andrews she had made a hero, a king.
superlative of “simple” — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
plural of “transition” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE next few weeks for Esther were transitions between content and longing.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading She regarded him as a being to inspire wonder and mystery.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading The trees of the woodland, that had been her playfellow, now had a rival.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading His simplest word or gesture spoke directly to the heart.
Chapter 8 of As the hart panteth by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 8 holds 83 sentences of As the hart panteth, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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