Chapter 28 of Silver Cross is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Silver Cross is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It stretched afar, the great wold. They were out upon it under the moon. All wildness, all loneliness! If there were a track it was a faint one. The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
Chapter 28 of Silver Cross is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “It stretched afar, the great wold.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “All wildness, all loneliness!”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
fastened with stitches
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
the quality of being significant
From this reading “The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “If there were a track it was a faint one.”
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading “All wildness, all loneliness!”
a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
From this reading “It stretched afar, the great wold.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
unusual largeness in size or extent or number
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
fastened with stitches
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
the quality of being significant
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there were a track it was a faint one.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were out upon it under the moon.
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading All wildness, all loneliness!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ground rolled; all opened to the sky, a little lower and a little higher; around and above was immensity sewn with points of significance.
a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
From this reading It stretched afar, the great wold.
Chapter 28 of Silver Cross by Mary Johnston holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 28 holds 134 sentences of Silver Cross, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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