Chapter 39 of Queechy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Queechy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart! We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art. Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art. Unknown. Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
Chapter 39 of Queechy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.”
having made preparations
From this reading “Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!”
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading “Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.”
not known
From this reading “Unknown.”
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.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
a female human offspring
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
having made preparations
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
the act of departing
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
not any; not one
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
express in words
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daughter, they seem to say, Peace to thy heart!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Hope-lifted, doubt-depressed, Seeing in part,-- Tried, troubled, tempted,-- Sustained,--as thou art.
not known
From this reading Unknown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Rossitur was disposed for no further delay now in leaving Queechy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
an affirmative
From this reading We too, yes, daughter, Have been as thou art.
Chapter 39 of Queechy by Susan Warner holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 39 holds 421 sentences of Queechy, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 39 of Queechy by Susan Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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