Chapter 16 of Silver Cross is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Silver Cross is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Montjoy--yes, Montjoy! A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears. A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up. One came and threw filth against his Love. He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
Chapter 16 of Silver Cross is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.”
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
From this reading “One came and threw filth against his Love.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.”
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.”
absolutely still
From this reading “A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.”
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading “A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “One came and threw filth against his Love.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.”
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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 A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
held dear
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Montjoy--yes, Montjoy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
absolutely still
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A house that he had loved came down about Montjoy’s ears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading One came and threw filth against his Love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading He seemed to understand this monk and the monk to understand him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A garden that he had tended the swine rooted up.
an affirmative
From this reading Montjoy--yes, Montjoy!
Chapter 16 of Silver Cross by Mary Johnston holds 235 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 16 holds 235 sentences of Silver Cross, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Silver Cross by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 235 sentences, grouped into 47 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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