Chapter 5 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun. The sky with clouds is overrun. —T. Buchanan Read. A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm. —Maturin.
Chapter 5 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.”
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading “—T. Buchanan Read.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “The sky with clouds is overrun.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.”
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading “A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.”
invade in great numbers
From this reading “The sky with clouds is overrun.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.”
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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 A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
15th President of the United States (1791-1868)
From this reading —T. Buchanan Read.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The sky with clouds is overrun.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky with clouds is overrun.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Maturin.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
not any; not one
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
impressive in appearance
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
invade in great numbers
From this reading The sky with clouds is overrun.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading —T. Buchanan Read.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky with clouds is overrun.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading —T. Buchanan Read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAJOR GORDON The morning comes, but brings no sun.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading A piteous fearful sight, A noble vessel laboring with the storm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky with clouds is overrun.
Chapter 5 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees by Charles J. (Charles Jacobs) Peterson 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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