Chapter 8 of Ishmael is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Ishmael is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN. Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou! Oh, change! Stupendous change! Fled the immortal one!
Chapter 8 of Ishmael is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Fled the immortal one!”
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!”
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “Fled the immortal one!”
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading “Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!”
get rid of
From this reading “Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!”
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading “Stupendous change!”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!”
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.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Oh, change!
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Fled the immortal one!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Fled the immortal one!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, change!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
get rid of
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
with low volume
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading Stupendous change!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF HERMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Tread softly--bow the head-- In reverent silence bow; There's one in that poor shed, One by that humble bed, Greater than thou!
Chapter 8 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 164 sentences of Ishmael, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 164 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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