Chapter 26 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here ended the tale of Sarsefield. Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart. The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain. What explication was more obvious? What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
Chapter 26 of Edgar Huntly is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of waking
From this reading “The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.”
the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
From this reading “What explication was more obvious?”
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading “Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.”
softly bright or radiant
From this reading “The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “What explication was more obvious?”
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?”
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading “What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
the act of waking
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.
From this reading What explication was more obvious?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
softly bright or radiant
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What explication was more obvious?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading What explication was more obvious?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The events that preceded my awakening in the cave were now luminous and plain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here ended the tale of Sarsefield.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What explication was more obvious?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Humiliation and joy were mingled in my heart.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What explication was more obvious?
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading What but this solution ought to have been suggested by the conduct I had witnessed in Clithero?
Chapter 26 of Edgar Huntly by Charles Brockden Brown holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 26 holds 183 sentences of Edgar Huntly, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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