Chapter 31 of Ishmael is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of Ishmael is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEIRESS AND BEAUTY. 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball. The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all. I praised her with her diamonds on! And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
Chapter 31 of Ishmael is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.”
offering little or no hope
From this reading “The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.”
the first light of day
From this reading “'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “I praised her with her diamonds on!”
a female heir
From this reading “HEIRESS AND BEAUTY.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “I praised her with her diamonds on!”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.”
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.
(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 The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEIRESS AND BEAUTY.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading HEIRESS AND BEAUTY.
offering little or no hope
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
the first light of day
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
a female heir
From this reading HEIRESS AND BEAUTY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
above and across; more than
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading The night is cold and bleak and wet, And the snow lies over all.
at the time that
From this reading And as she went she smiled, And yet I sighed when she was gone, I sighed like any child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I praised her with her diamonds on!
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Tis hard upon the dawn, and yet She comes not from the ball.
Chapter 31 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 31 holds 230 sentences of Ishmael, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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