Chapter 30 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew. Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
Chapter 30 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading “Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
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In this reading “And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.”
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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 out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
completely unclothed
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
the first light of day
From this reading Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
with low volume
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
the state of being asleep
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very quietly she came, like a nymph in the dawn.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
a Caucasian
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And out of the tent, stepping quietly lest she waken her sleeping mate, came a woman, golden hair unbound, white feet bare to the dew.
Chapter 30 of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance by Gilbert Frankau holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 30 holds 401 sentences of Peter Jameson: A Modern Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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