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Chapter 28 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MULTNOMAH'S DEATH-CANOE. Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown. Deep under deep unknown. DANTE ROSSETTI. If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
Chapter 28 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 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.”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “DANTE ROSSETTI.”
not anticipated
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
exhale hard
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
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.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
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From this reading MULTNOMAH'S DEATH-CANOE.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Deep under deep unknown.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
the organ of sight
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MULTNOMAH'S DEATH-CANOE.
not any; not one
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading DANTE ROSSETTI.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
doomed to extinction
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Deep under deep unknown.
not anticipated
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
not known
From this reading Deep under deep unknown.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Gazing alone To him are wild shadows shown.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading If Multnomah was grieved at his daughter's death, if his heart sunk at the unforeseen and terrible blow that left his empire without an heir and withered all his hopes, no one knew it; no eye beheld his woe.
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