Chapter 6 of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
April 17. MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde. It has been a very, very exciting day to us. It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem. For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
Chapter 6 of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 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.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April 17.”
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading “MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “It has been a very, very exciting day to us.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.”
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading “It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading April 17.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 17.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
an occurrence of something
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
rousing or quickening activity or the senses
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MY DEAR SISTER:-- To-day a large party of us started on a small steamer, to go down the Clyde.
precisely as stated
From this reading It has been a very, very exciting day to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For instance, we start at the Broomielaw.
in or at the place that
From this reading It is so stimulating to be where every name is a poem.
Chapter 6 of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 6 holds 136 sentences of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 by Harriet Beecher Stowe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 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 6 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 Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 by Harriet Beecher Stowe on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4344 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13945 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #13945, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 362 minutes of reading across 869 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 19 chapters of Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1 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 Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
