Chapter 10 of North and South is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of North and South is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE. “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain; That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread. Thro’ dark ways underground be led; Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
Chapter 10 of North and South is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;”
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading “That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;”
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading “That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “Thro’ dark ways underground be led;”
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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 SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
extreme mental distress
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
plural of “desert” — arid land with little or no vegetation
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
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 Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
be obedient to
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
a course of conduct
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading SOFT BREEZE IN A SULTRY PLACE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
under the level of the ground
From this reading Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “That doubt and trouble, fear and pain, And anguish, all, are shadows vain, That death itself shall not remain;
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Thro’ dark ways underground be led;
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading That weary deserts we may tread, A dreary labyrinth may thread.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, if we will one Guide obey, The dreariest path, the darkest way Shall issue out in heavenly day;
Chapter 10 of North and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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