Chapter 8 of North and South is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of North and South is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD. “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.” GEORGE HERBERT. Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again. He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
Chapter 8 of North and South is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE HERBERT.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “GEORGE HERBERT.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.”
with speed
From this reading “He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ““We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.””
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.”
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 ““We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.””
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading “WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.”
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anew
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
a room used for dining
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
coins made of gold
From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading GEORGE HERBERT.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
with speed
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
on the contrary
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
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 “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was rather late, and walked rapidly out to Crampton.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We are the trees whom shaking fastens more.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mr. Thornton left the house without coming into the dining-room again.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading WROUGHT IRON AND GOLD.
Chapter 8 of North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 134 sentences of North and South, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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