Chapter XII of The discarded daughter, “Child of the Wreck,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII of The discarded daughter, “Child of the Wreck,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings. This is no earthly storm! _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down. The wind seemed to lull. Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
Chapter XII of The discarded daughter, “Child of the Wreck,” is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading “The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.”
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.”
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.”
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.”
calm by deception
From this reading “The wind seemed to lull.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.”
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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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “_—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading This is no earthly storm!
plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
calm by deception
From this reading The wind seemed to lull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.
not any; not one
From this reading This is no earthly storm!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The wind seemed to lull.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Alice arose and put on her bonnet and shawl for a start.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading This is no earthly storm!
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strife of fiends is on the battling clouds, The glare of hell is in the sulphurous lightnings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no earthly storm!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind seemed to lull.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _—Maturin’s Bertram._ The sun went down.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind seemed to lull.
Chapter 12 of The discarded daughter by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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