Chapter 6 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning." BURNS. General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man. It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
Chapter 6 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “BURNS.”
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading “It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.”
let have
From this reading “General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.”
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.”
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
From this reading “General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “"O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
-ing form of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading BURNS.
a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
let have
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
to a small degree or extent
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the nature of the Celt to be impulsive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Grant Mackenzie was a somewhat impulsive man.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "O Life! how pleasant in thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning."
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