Chapter VII of Port Argent: A Novel, “The Third Lamp,” is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of Port Argent: A Novel, “The Third Lamp,” is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder. “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck. “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice! They rise! Staccato!
Chapter VII of Port Argent: A Novel, “The Third Lamp,” is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line of approach
From this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
From this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
with gloom
From this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
From this reading ““I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!”
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
From this reading “Staccato!”
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading ““I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!”
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In this reading “|WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.”
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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 “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
a line of approach
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
with gloom
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
move upward
From this reading They rise!
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
From this reading Staccato!
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Splendid subject for a poem, Mrs. Tillotson!” cried Ralbeck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rise!
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
during the time that
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
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 |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading |WHILE Aidee was looking gloomily from his study window on Seton Avenue, the Tillotson coterie were discussing the Wood murder.
past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to
From this reading “I will put it in music, the schema thus--The wronged cry for justice!
Chapter 7 of Port Argent: A Novel by Arthur Colton holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 7 holds 362 sentences of Port Argent: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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