Chapter 14 of Muckle John is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Muckle John is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window. Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face. Vast forms moved dimly into sight. Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky. Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
Chapter 14 of Muckle John is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading “Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.”
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.”
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading “Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.”
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “Vast forms moved dimly into sight.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.”
In this reading “Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.”
In this reading “Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.”
In this reading “MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
anemic looking from illness or emotion
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
the first light of day
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Vast forms moved dimly into sight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Vast forms moved dimly into sight.
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
set up or found
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
not accessible to view
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
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From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
become covered with mist
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Vast forms moved dimly into sight.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Vast forms moved dimly into sight.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
up to a particular time
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hills stood up gradually against the ashen sky.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Vast forms moved dimly into sight.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Into the night his eyes had stared until the cold wind before the grey light of day fell upon his face.
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 MISS MACPHERSON COMES TO FORT AUGUSTUS Dawn found Rob watching at the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trees formed in vague, black columns, with their trunks half hidden in mist.
Chapter 14 of Muckle John by Frederick Watson holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 holds 167 sentences of Muckle John, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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