Chapter 8 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence. That flood of inspiration had filled them. Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current. They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire. "Strange!" said Trove, presently.
Chapter 8 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a crackling sound
From this reading “They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.”
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.”
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading “Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “That flood of inspiration had filled them.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “That flood of inspiration had filled them.”
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
From this reading “As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.”
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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 They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
make a crackling sound
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
immediately past
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
and nothing more
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
in the near future
From this reading "Strange!" said Trove, presently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Strange!" said Trove, presently.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Strange!" said Trove, presently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That flood of inspiration had filled them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
during the time that
From this reading They listened a while, but heard only the faint crackle of the fire.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Big thoughts had come drifting down with its current.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading As the last words died away in the far woodland, Trove and Darrel turned, wiping their eyes in silence.
Chapter 8 of Darrel of the Blessed Isles by Irving Bacheller holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 415 sentences of Darrel of the Blessed Isles, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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