Chapter 13 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES. What tragic tears bedew the eye! What deaths we suffer ere we die! Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more. +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
Chapter 13 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “+Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.”
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “What deaths we suffer ere we die!”
express strong disapproval of
From this reading “Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.”
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.”
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading “+Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.”
change to the contrary
From this reading “+Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “+Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “What tragic tears bedew the eye!”
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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “+Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.”
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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 NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES.
(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 +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
cover with drops of dew or as with dew
From this reading What tragic tears bedew the eye!
on the far side of; further than
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
express strong disapproval of
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
an old word for “before”
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
the organ of sight
From this reading What tragic tears bedew the eye!
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From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES.
not any; not one
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
change to the contrary
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading A NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading +Logan.+ All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance; the reverse is folly's creed.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading What tragic tears bedew the eye!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT AMONG THE SAVAGES.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading What tragic tears bedew the eye!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What deaths we suffer ere we die!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What tragic tears bedew the eye!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Our broken friendships we deplore, And loves of youth that are no more.
Chapter 13 of Cameron of Lochiel by Philippe Aubert de Gaspé holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
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