Chapter 16 of The flame-gatherers is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The flame-gatherers is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring. The Sravana sacrifices were over. Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life. As yet, there was no presage of summer heat. The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
Chapter 16 of The flame-gatherers is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.”
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading “Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.”
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading “As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.”
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “The Sravana sacrifices were over.”
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In this reading “As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
not any; not one
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Sravana sacrifices were over.
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading The Sravana sacrifices were over.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
the season of growth
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
the fifth month of the Hindu calendar
From this reading The Sravana sacrifices were over.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUSHKA IN THE MARKET-PLACE It was spring.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sravana sacrifices were over.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The nights were cool, and the mornings soft as in winter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Farmers had finished their planting, and the world ran with life.
but in spite of that
From this reading As yet, there was no presage of summer heat.
Chapter 16 of The flame-gatherers by Margaret Horton Potter holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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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