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Harper's Round Table, September 8, 1896
Harper's Round Table, September 8, 1896

Chapter III

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Elk feigned not to see him.
He passed him by with a high countenance.
His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.
Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.
Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!
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Harper's Round Table, September 8, 1896

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, September 8, 1896 is here in full — 735 sentences across 147 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/147 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Elk feigned not to see him.
/elk feɪnd nɑːt tuː siː hɪm/
Line 2
He passed him by with a high countenance.
/hiː pæst hɪm baɪ wɪð ə haɪ ˈkaʊntənəns/
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His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.
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Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.
/ˈbluːbɜːrd sɔː ðæt ˈredi ˈprɑːvərb wɑːz raɪt/
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Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Bluebird noun US /ˈbluːbɜːrd/

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading “Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.”

dirt noun US /dɜːrt/

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading “Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!”

Elk noun US /elk/

large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America

From this reading “Elk feigned not to see him.”

feigned adjective US /feɪnd/

not genuine

From this reading “Elk feigned not to see him.”

grandson noun US /ˈɡrændsʌn/

a male grandchild

From this reading “Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!”

momentary adjective US /ˈmoʊmənteri/

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading “His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.”

Proverb noun US /ˈprɑːvərb/

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading “Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.”

youths noun US /juːðz/

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading “His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.”

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black veil adjective + noun

In this reading “Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

apostleshipnoun

the position of apostle

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

BluebirdnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrd/

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

disturbers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

ElknounUS /elk/

large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

EyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

feignedadjectiveUS /feɪnd/

not genuine

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

grandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/

a male grandchild

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

ProverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

ReadyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

revengefuladjective

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bluebird saw that Ready Proverb was right.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Elk feigned not to see him.

tribenounUS /traɪb/

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

veilnounUS /veɪl/

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

WiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading Now that the black veil of revengeful passion had swept by and his right vision was restored to him, the grandson of Wise Eye was not indeed to be led by the dirt of the tribe!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He passed him by with a high countenance.

youthsnounUS /juːðz/

plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading His momentary apostleship to the disturbers of the youths of the village was over, never to return.

Chapter 3 of Harper's Round Table, September 8, 1896 by Various holds 735 sentences, grouped into 147 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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