Chapter 21 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWILIGHT TALE. That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said. DANTE ROSSETTI. The next day the Indians had a great hunt. A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
Chapter 21 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading “DANTE ROSSETTI.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “DANTE ROSSETTI.”
an extended area of land
From this reading “A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “THE TWILIGHT TALE.”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.”
a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
From this reading “A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.”
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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 The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
anew
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading DANTE ROSSETTI.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
the back of a horse
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
the force of workers available
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the Indians had a great hunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading DANTE ROSSETTI.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE TWILIGHT TALE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWILIGHT TALE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
an extended area of land
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading THE TWILIGHT TALE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland
From this reading A circle of men on foot and on horseback was drawn around a large tract of forest on the western side of the Willamette River.
the words that are spoken
From this reading That eve I spoke those words again, And then she hearkened what I said.
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