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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.
With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward. As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them. He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter. "Go on, Long Fingers," one called. "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
Chapter 1 of The Eternal Maiden is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 39/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 191–195
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past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.”
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.”
for an instant or moment
From this reading “As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.”
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading “With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.”
the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint
From this reading “With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?”
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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 He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
have
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
of short duration or distance
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
the sound of laughing
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
for an instant or moment
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Go on, Long Fingers," one called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As he passed the assembled maidens he paused momentarily and greeted them.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He made a brief proposal of marriage to Ahningnetty, a fat maiden, and was met with laughter.
at the time that
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "How wilt thou strike the bear when thy fingers are gone?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With native spontaneity, Papik laughed and turned shoreward.
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.
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