Chapter 14 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CAMPBELL did not live through the winter. Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley. One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes. For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
Chapter 14 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.”
(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 “Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.”
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 “Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.”
In this reading “One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.”
In this reading “CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.”
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 Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
(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 For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
(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 Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
opinion or judgment
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
depressingly dark
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
located far away spatially
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the time being she lost all memory of the scene about her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esther was left to the care of his nephew, living in a remote part of the valley.
at the time that
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading CAMPBELL did not live through the winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One morning, when she had rocked one of the children to sleep, she sat with it in her arms, gazing out on the gloomy day with sad, set eyes.
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