Chapter 6 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!” “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder. “What is thy name?” And the voice answered more softly: “What is thy name?” “Where art thou?
Chapter 6 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!””
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading “And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!””
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading “And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!””
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!””
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!””
with low volume
From this reading “And the voice answered more softly: “What is thy name?””
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
urge on with shouts
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is thy name?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And the voice answered more softly: “What is thy name?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What is thy name?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
with low volume
From this reading And the voice answered more softly: “What is thy name?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the voice answered more softly: “What is thy name?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “What is thy name?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And from a pile of rocks overhanging a deep gorge, a voice answered: “Halloo!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is thy name?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where art thou?
which person or people
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Who art thou?” cried Rangi in wonder.
Chapter 6 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 403 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 6 holds 403 sentences of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and by Frances Jenkins Olcott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 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.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
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