Chapter 15 of The Golden Web is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Golden Web is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion. The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands. The sky was blue. Of wind there was none at all. Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
Chapter 15 of The Golden Web is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
extreme fatigue
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading “Inland, the flood-tide was still high.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
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In this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
In this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
In this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
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 A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
(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 Of wind there was none at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sky was blue.
lacking funds
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
extreme fatigue
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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 The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
without a sound
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
not one, and not any
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was blue.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
not in physical motion
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was blue.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
Chapter 15 of The Golden Web by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 15 holds 182 sentences of The Golden Web, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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