Chapter 15 of Satanstoe is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Satanstoe is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho! Lord William, rise in haste! The water saps thy walls!” _Lord William_. The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
Chapter 15 of Satanstoe is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ““When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Lord William, rise in haste!”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.”
plural of “sap” — a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
From this reading “The water saps thy walls!””
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.”
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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 visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
recognizable; marked
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Lord William, rise in haste!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord William, rise in haste!
being deepest within the self
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
a small worthless amount
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord William, rise in haste!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
a woman of refinement
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
move upward
From this reading Lord William, rise in haste!
plural of “sap” — a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
From this reading The water saps thy walls!”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The water saps thy walls!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The water saps thy walls!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water saps thy walls!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
at the time that
From this reading “When lo! the voice of loud alarm His inmost soul appals: What ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord William, rise in haste!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The visit to Madam Schuyler occurred of a Saturday evening; and the matter of our adventure in company with Jack and Moses, was to be decided on the following Monday.
Chapter 15 of Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 15 holds 232 sentences of Satanstoe, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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