Chapter 27 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere. Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey. It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses. Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys. The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
Chapter 27 of The Bride of Mission San José is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “avalanche” — a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.”
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading “The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.”
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading “It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.”
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.”
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In this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
In this reading “Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.”
In this reading “Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.”
In this reading “It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
plural of “avalanche” — a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
plural of “crag” — a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
let fall to the ground
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
drawn out or made longer spatially
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
to or in any or all places
From this reading BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Congealed fog dripped from the roofs of Monterey.
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Mountains of fog lay over the city, and slid in huge avalanches into the valleys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It fell, drop, drop, drop, in elongated pearls, on the slippery flag walks around the houses.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The harbor and near-about sea were filled with vapor-hills and crags.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
but in spite of that
From this reading BUT YET A WOMAN Fog everywhere.
Chapter 27 of The Bride of Mission San José by John Augustine Cull holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 27 holds 383 sentences of The Bride of Mission San José, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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