Chapter 19 of The flight of the heron is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The flight of the heron is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start. He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now. Where was he? He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one. Then he remembered.
Chapter 19 of The flight of the heron is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading “The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Then he remembered.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.”
not known or well known
From this reading “He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.”
In this reading “He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.”
In this reading “He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with 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 The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
placed in a grave
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Then he remembered.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he remembered.
not known or well known
From this reading He stared round the tent—an unfamiliar one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had had little sleep during the night, and was all the deeper buried now.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The early morning bugle, close at hand, woke Keith Windham with a start.
Chapter 19 of The flight of the heron by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 19 holds 248 sentences of The flight of the heron, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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