Chapter 34 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT WAS INEVITABLE. By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night. There was no soul near her. She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore. No one would ever understand it.
Chapter 34 of Lantern Marsh is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “WHAT WAS INEVITABLE.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
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In this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
In this reading “She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.”
In this reading “By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.”
In this reading “By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.”
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(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 By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
at any time
From this reading No one would ever understand it.
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From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading WHAT WAS INEVITABLE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one would ever understand it.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was no soul near her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no soul near her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one would ever understand it.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There was no soul near her.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no soul near her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading No one would ever understand it.
up to a particular time
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT WAS INEVITABLE.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She watched the grey river until the moon sank, and until the sun rose slowly from behind the opposite shore.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT WAS INEVITABLE.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading By the window of her room, opened to the river, Freda remained all the rest of the night.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No one would ever understand it.
Chapter 34 of Lantern Marsh by Beaumont Sandfield Cornell holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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 34 holds 97 sentences of Lantern Marsh, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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