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Sister Carmen

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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"Dear old home!
At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.
He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.
Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.
There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sister Carmen

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Sister Carmen is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Dear old home!
/dɪr oʊld hoʊm/
Line 2
At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.
/æt læst aɪ siː juː əˈɡen ɪkˈskleɪmd ə ˈloʊnli ˈtrævələr æz hiː stʊd ˈliːnɪŋ ɑːn hɪz stæf ənd vjuːd ðə siːn bɪˈfɔːr hɪm/
Line 3
He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.
/hiː tʊk ɔːf hɪz hæt ənd ˈfoʊldəd hɪz hændz æz ɪf ɪn ˈsaɪlənt ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
Line 4
Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.
Line 5
There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.
/ðer leɪ ðə ˈlɪtəl mərˈeɪviən ˈsetəlmənt beɪðd ɪn ðə sɑːft ɡloʊ ʌv ə ˈsʌmər ˈsʌnset/

Learner Dictionary

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.

bathed verb US /beɪðd/

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading “There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.”

Moravian adjective US /mərˈeɪviən/

of or relating to the people or culture of Moravia

From this reading “There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.”

refresh verb US /rɪˈfreʃ/

refresh one's memory

From this reading “Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.”

settlement noun US /ˈsetəlmənt/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading “There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.”

staff noun US /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading “At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.”

thanksgiving noun US /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/

fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

From this reading “He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.”

traveller noun US /ˈtrævələr/

a person who changes location

From this reading “At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.”

viewed verb US /vjuːd/

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading “At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

bathedverbUS /beɪðd/

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "Dear old home!

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/

past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

Footsoreadjective

having sore or tired feet

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

glownounUS /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "Dear old home!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

MoravianadjectiveUS /mərˈeɪviən/

of or relating to the people or culture of Moravia

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Dear old home!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/

refresh one's memory

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/

a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/

marked by absence of sound

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

staffnounUS /stæf/

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

sunsetnounUS /ˈsʌnset/

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

thanksgivingnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/

fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There lay the little Moravian settlement, bathed in the soft glow of a summer sunset.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He took off his hat, and folded his hands as if in silent thanksgiving.

travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/

a person who changes location

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

viewedverbUS /vjuːd/

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Footsore and weary he seemed to have paused here to refresh himself with the sight of a place so dear to him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading At last I see you again!" exclaimed a lonely traveller, as he stood leaning on his staff, and viewed the scene before him.

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