Chapter 10 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How wise! Yet I know what you mean. I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought. We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there. So much honey is demoralising."
Chapter 10 of Sons of the Morning is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 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.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “So much honey is demoralising."”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
something that is lost
From this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"How wise!”
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.
In this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
In this reading “We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.”
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 We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading So much honey is demoralising."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading So much honey is demoralising."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How wise!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
something that is lost
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much honey is demoralising."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
by chance
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much honey is demoralising."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I often feel life’s got nothing left that is better than what it has brought.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "How wise!
in the company of; together with
From this reading We want a hard winter to brace us—with anxiety, too, and perhaps a loss here and there.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet I know what you mean.
Chapter 10 of Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 10 holds 401 sentences of Sons of the Morning, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Sons of the Morning by Eden Phillpotts on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 8059 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46857 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #46857, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1612 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sons of the Morning section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 20 chapters of Sons of the Morning to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sons of the Morning, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
