Chapter 10 of Our Nig is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Our Nig is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERPLEXITIES.--ANOTHER DEATH. Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand. G. W. COOK. THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes. Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.
Chapter 10 of Our Nig is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.”
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading “Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.”
possessive form of “diver” — someone who works underwater
From this reading “Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.”
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.”
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading “Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.”
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anew
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading PERPLEXITIES.--ANOTHER DEATH.
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.
plural of “billow” — a large sea wave
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading G. W. COOK.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading PERPLEXITIES.--ANOTHER DEATH.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
possessive form of “diver” — someone who works underwater
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
a social unit living together
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. W. COOK.
brought together in one place
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
not accessible to view
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
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From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
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From this reading PERPLEXITIES.--ANOTHER DEATH.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan and Charles returned to Baltimore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE family, gathered by James' decease, returned to their homes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading G. W. COOK.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
a rod used by a magician or water diviner
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neath the billows of the ocean, Hidden treasures wait the hand, That again to light shall raise them With the diver's magic wand.
Chapter 10 of Our Nig by Harriet E. Wilson holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 10 holds 87 sentences of Our Nig, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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