Chapter 6 of The Bride of the Sun is here in full — 655 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Bride of the Sun is here in full — 655 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I Dick rubbed his eyes. What had become of that crowd? Who had hailed the god of Day? Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude. Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
Chapter 6 of The Bride of the Sun is here in full — 655 sentences across 131 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “Who had hailed the god of Day?”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.”
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “I Dick rubbed his eyes.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.”
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.”
language expressed by visible hand gestures
From this reading “Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading “Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.”
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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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.”
In this reading “Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Who had hailed the god of Day?
someone who is a detective
From this reading I Dick rubbed his eyes.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I Dick rubbed his eyes.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Who had hailed the god of Day?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading Who had hailed the god of Day?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Dick rubbed his eyes.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Dick rubbed his eyes.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
and nothing more
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
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From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading I Dick rubbed his eyes.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
language expressed by visible hand gestures
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
a state of social isolation
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who had hailed the god of Day?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that the sun was high on the horizon, and that things had taken on their true shapes again, he could see only ruined palaces and solitude.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had become of that crowd?
which person or people
From this reading Who had hailed the god of Day?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Orellana had driven his pirogue to the shore, and jumped onto the beach, signing to the young man to follow.
Chapter 6 of The Bride of the Sun by Gaston Leroux holds 655 sentences, grouped into 131 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 655 sentences of The Bride of the Sun, unabridged, divided into 131 reading sections.
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