Chapter 6 of Running Water is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Running Water is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below. Along that side of the chalet no light was burning. Was she listening? Was she asleep? The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
Chapter 6 of Running Water is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading “Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.”
reflecting light
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
set afire
From this reading “The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Was she listening?”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.”
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Was she asleep?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
the act of burning something
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
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From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
reflecting light
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
set afire
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Was she listening?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
not any; not one
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was she listening?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading THE AIGUILLE D'ARGENTIÈRE Chayne smoked another pipe alone and then walking to the end of the little terrace looked down on to the glistening field of ice below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Along that side of the chalet no light was burning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The pity which had been kindled within him grew as he thought upon her.
Chapter 6 of Running Water by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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.
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