Chapter 18 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north. Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch. A new note came into the voice of the wind. The nights grew colder. Autumn was at hand.
Chapter 18 of The Magnificent Adventure is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn was at hand.”
comparative of “cold” — 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 “The nights grew colder.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.”
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The nights grew colder.”
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading “Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.”
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 nights grew colder.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “A new note came into the voice of the wind.”
close in space; within reach
In this reading “Autumn was at hand.”
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 Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn was at hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
comparative of “cold” — 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 The nights grew colder.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
moving swiftly
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The nights grew colder.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Autumn was at hand.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
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 CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The nights grew colder.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
a brief written record
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes the sky was overcast hours at a stretch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE CROSSROADS OF THE WEST The geese were now indeed flying down the river, coming in long, dark lines out of the icy north.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading A new note came into the voice of the wind.
Chapter 18 of The Magnificent Adventure by Emerson Hough holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 18 holds 162 sentences of The Magnificent Adventure, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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