Chapter 23 of Maid Margaret of Galloway is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Maid Margaret of Galloway is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve. The woods were yet one manifest emerald. Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song. It was a fair place. But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
Chapter 23 of Maid Margaret of Galloway is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.”
give a description of
From this reading “But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “The woods were yet one manifest emerald.”
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “The woods were yet one manifest emerald.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “The woods were yet one manifest emerald.”
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pursue or resume
In this reading “Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.”
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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 I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
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From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
anew
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
give a description of
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It was a fair place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fair place.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
above and across; more than
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a fair place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
not in physical motion
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
carry out
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Only the birds began to take up again their later after-summer song.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading But--how shall I describe it?--to me there was a veil over everything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fair place.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I SEE A STAR We were still at Thrieve.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
but in spite of that
From this reading The woods were yet one manifest emerald.
Chapter 23 of Maid Margaret of Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 23 holds 103 sentences of Maid Margaret of Galloway, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Maid Margaret of Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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