Chapter 25 of The Deerslayer is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Deerslayer is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career! No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.” Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11. 7-12. Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
Chapter 25 of The Deerslayer is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.””
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.”
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.””
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading ““But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!”
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
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From this reading 7-12.
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From this reading 7-12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
of short duration or distance
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
placed in a grave
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
the act of departing
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
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From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
not any; not one
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
not in physical motion
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret Davidson, “To my Mother,” 11.
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still buried in sleep.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading No song, no echo can I win, The sparkling fount has died within.”
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From this reading “But, mother, now a shade has past, Athwart my brightest visions here, A cloud of darkest gloom has wrapt, The remnant of my brief career!
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