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Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off. Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife? _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze. Poor Papik!" Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 36/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 176–180
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.”
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “_Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.”
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “_Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?”
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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 Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.
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From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
of short duration or distance
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Papik!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Papik!"
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Annadoah lay her hand gently on his arm, and a brief sorrow clouded her smiles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading _Ookiah_ will twist thy nose, and it will freeze.
at the time that
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then how wilt thou get food for thy wife?
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When _ookiah_ (winter) comes with his lashes of frost he will smite thy fingers--they will fall off.
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden by T. Everett (Thomas Everett) Harré holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 413 sentences of The Eternal Maiden, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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