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Chapter 6 of North and South is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW SCENES AND FACES. “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.” MATTHEW ARNOLD. The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston. Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
Chapter 6 of North and South is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
plural of “clog” — footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading ““Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.””
a person who is markedly small
From this reading ““Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.””
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading ““Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.””
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading “Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.”
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading ““Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW SCENES AND FACES.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading MATTHEW ARNOLD.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
plural of “clog” — footwear usually with wooden soles
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading NEW SCENES AND FACES.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading MATTHEW ARNOLD.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
become covered with mist
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW SCENES AND FACES.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading NEW SCENES AND FACES.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mist clogs the sunshine, Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The next afternoon, about twenty miles from Milton-Northern, they entered on the little branch railway that led to Heston.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heston itself was one long straggling street, running parallel to the seashore.
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