Chapter 24 of Red Pottage is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Red Pottage is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing. --OMAR KHAYYAM. It was the third week of November. Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last. There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
Chapter 24 of Red Pottage is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.”
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading “Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “It was the third week of November.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
completely unclothed
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third week of November.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --OMAR KHAYYAM.
immediately past
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was the third week of November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --OMAR KHAYYAM.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was the third week of November.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third week of November.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was the third week of November.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading There was death in the air, a whisper of death stole across the empty fields and bare hill-side.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter--and the Bird is on the wing.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter, the destroyer, was late, but he had come at last.
Chapter 24 of Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 24 holds 216 sentences of Red Pottage, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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