Chapter 2 of Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog. Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared. At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea. But what was that? Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
Chapter 2 of Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading “For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.”
plural of “evergreen” — a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.”
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
From this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.”
In this reading “For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.”
In this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
In this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
In this reading “At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading “At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.”
In this reading “For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.”
In this reading “Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
later than; following
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
(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 For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was that?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
plural of “evergreen” — a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
held up in the air
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
become covered with mist
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least, it looked beautiful after so many days at sea.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Over the evergreens a tall plume of black smoke rose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But what was that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then--the grey mist lifted, and the lovely green of the land appeared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For five days more they ran on, all the time through dense fog.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what was that?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was that?
Chapter 2 of Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North by Fullerton L. (Fullerton Leonard) Waldo holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 2 holds 439 sentences of Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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