Chapter 8 of Northern Diamonds is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Northern Diamonds is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin. From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight. The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly. "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something. Those men will be burned to death.
Chapter 8 of Northern Diamonds is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with brightness
From this reading “The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
cause to run
From this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
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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express without restraint
In this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
In this reading “A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.”
a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
In this reading “"That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.”
In this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
In this reading “The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.”
In this reading “From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
with brightness
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
an opening into or through something
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
the force of workers available
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
the light of the Moon
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
cause to run
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That spirit lamp must have set fire to something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading From the chimney volumes of vapor had suddenly begun to pour out into the moonlight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A thin stream of smoke was rising from the hole in the roof of the cabin.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Those men will be burned to death.
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 The dim glow at the window now and then flared up brightly.
Chapter 8 of Northern Diamonds by Frank Lillie Pollock holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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