Chapter 6 of Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
157. Note the personification of the sword. 182-183. CLOTHED--HILLS. His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
Chapter 6 of Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “CLOTHED--HILLS.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “CLOTHED--HILLS.”
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Note the personification of the sword.”
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading “Note the personification of the sword.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Note the personification of the sword.”
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From this reading 157.
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From this reading 182-183.
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From this reading 182-183.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading CLOTHED--HILLS.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading CLOTHED--HILLS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
a brief written record
From this reading Note the personification of the sword.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Note the personification of the sword.
a person who represents an abstract quality
From this reading Note the personification of the sword.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Note the personification of the sword.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note the personification of the sword.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His breath made a vapour in the frosty air through which his figure loomed of more than human size.
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