Chapter 26 of Penelope's Experiences in Scotland is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Penelope's Experiences in Scotland is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
Chapter 26 of Penelope's Experiences in Scotland is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
in the near future
From this reading “'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .”
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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 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
a steep high face of rock
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
in the near future
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'And soon a score of fires, I ween, From height, and hill, and cliff were seen; .
Chapter 26 of Penelope's Experiences in Scotland by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 26 holds 55 sentences of Penelope's Experiences in Scotland, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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