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Robert Falconer

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

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The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.
We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.
Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.
Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.
At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Robert Falconer

Chapter XXXVIII · Chapter 38

Chapter 38 of Robert Falconer is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.
Line 2
We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.
Line 3
Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.
Line 4
Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.
Line 5
At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

Learner Dictionary

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Descent noun US /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading “Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.”

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a

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

all

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

almost

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

an

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

and

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

At

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

bare

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

bases

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

been

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

before

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

below

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

carriage

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

cleft

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

conical

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

country

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

curious

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

day

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

down

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

drive

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

Enough

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Falconer

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

feet

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

few

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

flowed

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

for

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

gates

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

give

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

had

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

he

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

hills

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

hundreds

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

in

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

joined

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

knew

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

lanes

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

led

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

left

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

little

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

lofty

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

moor

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

morning

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

next

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

noisily

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

of

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

on

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

one

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

or

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

out

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

over

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

passed

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

peaks

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

precipitous

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

rock

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

rocks

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

room

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

saw

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

scooped

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

sea

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

seawards

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

seemed

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

side

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

stones

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

stopped

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

stream-trodden

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

streams

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

Suddenly

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

table-land

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

The

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

these

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

three

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

through

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

to

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

took

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

trotted

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

two

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

upon

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

us

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

valley

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

We

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

what

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

where

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

which

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From this reading At the bases of these hills flowed noisily two or three streams, which joined in one, and trotted out to sea over rocks and stones.

who

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From this reading The next morning Falconer, who knew the country, took us out for a drive.

with

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From this reading Enough had been cleft and scooped seawards out of the lofty table-land to give room for a few little conical hills with curious peaks of bare rock.

wood-embosomed

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From this reading Suddenly, hundreds of feet below us, down what seemed an almost precipitous descent, we saw the wood-embosomed, stream-trodden valley we had left the day before.

yards

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From this reading We passed through lanes and gates out upon all open moor, where he stopped the carriage, and led us a few yards on one side.

Chapter 38 of Robert Falconer by George MacDonald holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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.

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Chapter 38 holds 289 sentences of Robert Falconer, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.

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Robert
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Falconer
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School-boy
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Fourteen
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