Chapter 18 of J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales — Volume 3 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales — Volume 3 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring. The Baronet followed. So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned. He looked round him as if in a dream. He had not been there since his childhood.
Chapter 18 of J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales — Volume 3 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “The Baronet followed.”
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading “He had not been there since his childhood.”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.”
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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 He looked round him as if in a dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading The Baronet followed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Baronet followed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He looked round him as if in a dream.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He had not been there since his childhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
having come into contact
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mystagogus The sail was loosed, the boat touched the stone step, and Feltram sprang out and made her fast to the old iron ring.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So! he had ventured upon that water without being drowned.
Chapter 18 of J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales — Volume 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 18 holds 91 sentences of J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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