Chapter 18 of Self-Raised is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Self-Raised is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOYAGE. Thalatta! Thalatta! I greet thee, thou ocean eternal! I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
Chapter 18 of Self-Raised is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “THE VOYAGE.”
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continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thalatta!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I greet thee, thou ocean eternal!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
an act of traveling by water
From this reading THE VOYAGE.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I give thee ten thousand times greeting, My whole soul exulting!
Chapter 18 of Self-Raised by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 18 holds 138 sentences of Self-Raised, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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