Chapter 30 of Oak Openings is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Oak Openings is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Come to the land of peace! Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease. Fear hath no dwelling there! Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air. --MRS.
Chapter 30 of Oak Openings is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the sky
From this reading “Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.”
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading “Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “Fear hath no dwelling there!”
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading “Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.”
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
uttered without voice
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
of or relating to the sky
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Fear hath no dwelling there!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear hath no dwelling there!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
for more time
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
the action of people mingling and coming into contact
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading --MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fear hath no dwelling there!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Come to the mingling--of repose and love, Breathed by the silent spirit of the dove, Through the celestial air.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to the land of peace!
showing sorrow
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
in or at the place that
From this reading Come where the tempest hath no longer sway, The shadow passes from the soul away-- The sounds of weeping cease.
Chapter 30 of Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 30 holds 249 sentences of Oak Openings, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 30 of Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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