Chapter 4 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a glorious evening. The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine. The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters. On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire. MR.
Chapter 4 of The eternal moment, and other stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.”
free from clouds
From this reading “The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.”
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
From this reading “The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “It was a glorious evening.”
plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.”
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading “On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.”
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
From this reading “The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.”
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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at or in the front
In this reading “On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.”
In this reading “On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.”
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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 It was a glorious evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
free from clouds
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a glorious evening.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading It was a glorious evening.
coins made of gold
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a glorious evening.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
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From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a glorious evening.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sky was cloudless, the earth gold, and gulls were riding up and down on the furrowed waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the bank they had left were some sand-dunes rising to majestic hills; on the bank in front was a farm, full to the brim with fire.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The boat had sped without prelude into sunshine.
Chapter 4 of The eternal moment, and other stories by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of The eternal moment, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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