Chapter 10 of The Brick Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Brick Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters! Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans! Might it not be possible to tarry even here? "No," cried the inexorable George. "We have put our hand to the plough.
Chapter 10 of The Brick Moon, and Other Stories is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!”
favorable to life and growth
From this reading “Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “"No," cried the inexorable George.”
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!”
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading “"We have put our hand to the plough.”
be about
From this reading “Might it not be possible to tarry even here?”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!”
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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 FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "No," cried the inexorable George.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!
divisible by two
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "No," cried the inexorable George.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading "No," cried the inexorable George.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!
not any; not one
From this reading "No," cried the inexorable George.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Such delightful three days in hospitable New Orleans!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
be about
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Might it not be possible to tarry even here?
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have put our hand to the plough.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FULFILMENT Such a tranquil three days on the Mississippi, which was as an autumn flood, and revealed himself as indeed King of Waters!
Chapter 10 of The Brick Moon, and Other Stories by Edward Everett Hale holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 103 sentences of The Brick Moon, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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