Chapter 7 of The Confessions of a Poacher is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Confessions of a Poacher is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALMON AND TROUT POACHING. Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water. It is the leisterers' cry! A salmon, ho! oho! In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
Chapter 7 of The Confessions of a Poacher is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading “Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.”
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading “Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.”
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading “SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.”
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading “SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.”
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.”
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading “Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.”
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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 A salmon, ho! oho!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading It is the leisterers' cry!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading A salmon, ho! oho!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the leisterers' cry!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the leisterers' cry!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the leisterers' cry!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A salmon, ho! oho!
above and across; more than
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
cooking in simmering liquid
From this reading SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
From this reading SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading In scales of light, the creature bright Is glimmering below.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading SALMON AND TROUT POACHING.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Flashes the blood-red gleam Over the midnight slaughter; Wild shadows haunt the stream; Dark forms glance o'er the water.
Chapter 7 of The Confessions of a Poacher by John, F.L.S., -1928 Watson holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 7 holds 118 sentences of The Confessions of a Poacher, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Confessions of a Poacher by John, F.L.S., -1928 Watson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 118 sentences, grouped into 24 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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