Chapter 8 of Fort Amity is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Fort Amity is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FARTHER SLOPE. Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles. He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper. But the man fairly twittered. Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
Chapter 8 of Fort Amity is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
coated with paint
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “THE FARTHER SLOPE.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.”
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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 Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Menehwehna muttered an Indian name.
not any; not one
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
coated with paint
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FARTHER SLOPE.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the man fairly twittered.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He had been walking hard, and had eaten too much throughout the voyage; no doubt, too, the sunset light painted his colour deeper.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Barboux's complexion had turned to a sick yellow beneath its mottles.
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