Chapter 11 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL? "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together. We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it. I understood him perfectly. It was a rainy Sunday.
Chapter 11 of The Light in the Clearing is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading “We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “"A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “It was a rainy Sunday.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was a rainy Sunday.”
travel through water
From this reading “"A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.”
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 PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
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From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I understood him perfectly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I understood him perfectly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
and nothing more
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I understood him perfectly.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading A PARTY AND--MY FOURTH PERIL?
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading It was a rainy Sunday.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was a rainy Sunday.
travel through water
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
in the direction of
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading I understood him perfectly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a rainy Sunday.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "A dead fish can swim down-stream but only a live one can swim up it," said Uncle Peabody as we rode toward the village together.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had been talking of that strong current of evil which had tried to carry us along with it.
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