Chapter 6 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him. TENNYSON. What a coming home that was. Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it. What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
Chapter 6 of Hills of the Shatemuc is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.”
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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 Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
(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 Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
any thing at all
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading What a coming home that was.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
a social unit living together
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading What a coming home that was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
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From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a coming home that was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What kisses, what smiles, what family rejoicings at the table, what endless talks round the fire.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a coming home that was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a coming home that was.
which person or people
From this reading Who could have guessed that any ungrateful cause had had anything to do with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
women as distinguished from men
From this reading Happy he With such a mother! faith in womankind Beats with his blood, and trust in all things high Comes easy to him.
Chapter 6 of Hills of the Shatemuc by Susan Warner holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 6 holds 237 sentences of Hills of the Shatemuc, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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