Chapter 17 of The girl from nowhere is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The girl from nowhere is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold! Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave. --MATTHEW ARNOLD. Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell. He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
Chapter 17 of The girl from nowhere is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.”
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “--MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.”
death of a person
From this reading “"I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!”
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “--MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “"I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!”
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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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!”
In this reading “He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.”
In this reading “Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading --MATTHEW ARNOLD.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
a female human offspring
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
death of a person
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading --MATTHEW ARNOLD.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
above and across; more than
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
chosen in preference to another
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
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From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stepan Stepanovitch started forward, and caught his daughter in his arms as she fell.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Heaven's air is better than the cold dead grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He carried her to a couch and hung over her in some alarm.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "I WAS THE MAN SELECTED" O thou young man, the air of Heaven is soft, And warm and pleasant; but the grave is cold!
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