Chapter 24 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous. “Whence came ye?” they cried. “Whither bound? Saw ye ever such a land as this? Is it not a great and extensive republic?
Chapter 24 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
serving as an essential component
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
to an extreme degree
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading “Is it not a great and extensive republic?”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading “Is it not a great and extensive republic?”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.”
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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 Saw ye ever such a land as this?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
confined by bonds
From this reading “Whither bound?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
serving as an essential component
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
at any time
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
to an extreme degree
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
From this reading Is it not a great and extensive republic?
cut with a saw
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Saw ye ever such a land as this?
a large gathering of people
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
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From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They Visit The Great Central Temple Of Vivenza The throng that greeted us upon landing were exceedingly boisterous.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Whither bound?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Whence came ye?” they cried.
Chapter 24 of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Herman Melville holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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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