Chapter 7 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The House of Death. We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill. There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy. She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist. Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
Chapter 7 of Hawk's Nest is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.”
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.”
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.”
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.”
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 “We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.”
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 She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The House of Death.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House of Death.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The House of Death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The House of Death.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There lay the marble form of Mary Powers, the mother of Amy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was lovely in life; in death, a model for an artist.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will now return to the house of death, on the banks of the Shinglekill.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her countenance would indicate that she died in a peaceful state of mind, and perfectly resigned to the fate that had overtaken her.
Chapter 7 of Hawk's Nest by James M. (James Martin) Allerton holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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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