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BOISVEYRAC. Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters. "Work, my children! Work!" He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
Chapter 10 of Fort Amity is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
plural of “harvester” — someone who helps to gather the harvest
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.”
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anew
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOISVEYRAC.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Work, my children!
American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
plural of “harvester” — someone who helps to gather the harvest
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Work, my children!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
above and across; more than
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
the estate of a seigneur
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Along the river-front of Boisveyrac, on the slopes between the stone walls of the Seigniory and the broad St. Lawrence, Dominique Guyon, the Seigneur's farmer, strode to and fro encouraging the harvesters.
the words that are spoken
From this reading He said it over and over again, using the words his father had always used at this season.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Work, my children!
Chapter 10 of Fort Amity by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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