Chapter 8 of St. Cuthbert's is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of St. Cuthbert's is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What shall I do? What shall I do?" she cried to herself. "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back." She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward. It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
Chapter 8 of St. Cuthbert's is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.”
directed up
From this reading “She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.”
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading “It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.”
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 She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What shall I do?" she cried to herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall I do?
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What shall I do?" she cried to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What shall I do?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I do?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What shall I do?" she cried to herself.
in the near future
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What shall I do?" she cried to herself.
directed up
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I do?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She flew along the veranda to a window and pressed it upward.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I cannot get in without the letter, and they will soon be back."
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading It yielded, and her joy flowed like a river.
Chapter 8 of St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 408 sentences of St. Cuthbert's, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of St. Cuthbert's by Robert E. (Robert Edward) Knowles exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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