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Samantha in Europe
Samantha in Europe

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Samantha in Europe is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marietta Holley • Curated US English Learning Edition
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TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.
Twilight on the broad ocean!
Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.
In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.
In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Samantha in Europe

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Samantha in Europe is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.
Line 2
Twilight on the broad ocean!
/ˈtwaɪlaɪt ɑːn ðə brɔːd ˈoʊʃən/
Line 3
Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.
Line 4
In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.
Line 5
In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Learner Dictionary

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bars noun US /bɑːrz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crimson adjective US /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fur noun US /fɜːr/

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading “Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mars noun US /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silvery adjective US /ˈsɪlvəri/

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading “In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streaks noun US /striːks/

plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events

From this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trains noun US /treɪnz/

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading “TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Twilight noun US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading “Twilight on the broad ocean!”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

pale pink adjective + noun

In this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

511 times in 426,212 chapters
broad ocean adjective + noun

In this reading “Twilight on the broad ocean!”

180 times in 426,212 chapters
wild waste adjective + noun

In this reading “Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.”

188 times in 426,212 chapters
put up verb + adjective

place so as to be noticed

In this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

27,400 times in 426,212 chapters
In the east preposition + article + noun counted as “in … east”

In this reading “In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.”

8,330 times in 426,212 chapters
In the west preposition + article + noun counted as “in … west”

In this reading “In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.”

9,914 times in 426,212 chapters

All words in this reading · 62

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

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a-dazzlin

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From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

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a-fencin

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From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

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a-layin

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From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

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acrost

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From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Pending verification
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

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barsnounUS /bɑːrz/

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blue-grayadjective

of grey tinged with blue

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Twilight on the broad ocean!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
furnounUS /fɜːr/

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hangin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

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leadin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

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likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading Twilight on the broad ocean!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Twilight on the broad ocean!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ourn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Pending verification
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pinknounUS /pɪŋk/

a light shade of red

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RETROSPECTIONnoun

reference to things past

From this reading TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shinin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

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sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SmoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
streaksnounUS /striːks/

plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stretchin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

Pending verification
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Twilight on the broad ocean!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TRAINSnounUS /treɪnz/

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading TRAINS OF RETROSPECTION.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Twilight on the broad ocean!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading In the east a silvery moon hangin’ low and a shinin’ path leadin’ up to it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wastenounUS /weɪst/

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
westnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Smooth, wild waste of blue-gray waters stretchin’ out as fur as the eye could reach on every side.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yellernoun

someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

From this reading In the west Mars a-dazzlin’ bright over a pale pink sky, with streaks of yeller and crimson a-layin’ stretched acrost it, like bars put up by angel hands a-fencin’ in their world from ourn.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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