Chapter 18 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully. He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark. With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside. He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty. Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
Chapter 18 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.”
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading “Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.”
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.”
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.”
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
From this reading “With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.”
needing moisture
From this reading “He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.”
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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 He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
in a state of sleep
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
start firing a weapon
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
a small number or amount
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
unpleasantly
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
not in physical motion
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
needing moisture
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He put water on the fire to boil, and fetched a handful of meal from the ark.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He drew a pitcher of water from the well, for she might be thirsty.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife was still asleep, breathing painfully.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Then he banked up the fire and steeked the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this he made a dish of gruel, and set it by the bedside.
Chapter 18 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 195 sentences of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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