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Chapter 1 of The Pines of Lory is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc. The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea. Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence. Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam. Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
Chapter 1 of The Pines of Lory is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.”
toward home
From this reading “Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.”
plural of “undertone” — a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading “Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.”
nonexistent
From this reading “Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.”
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In this reading “Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.”
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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 Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
anew
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
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 Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
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From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
toward home
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
a female domestic
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
on one occasion
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
most excessively abundant
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
plural of “undertone” — a quiet or hushed tone of voice
From this reading Meanwhile, in solemn undertones, she was breathing forth her superabundant steam.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Amos Judd," "That First Affair," "Gloria Victis," etc.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
nonexistent
From this reading Only the touch of the engineer was wanting to send her, once again, on a homeward voyage to the St. Lawrence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Maid of the North_ was ready for sea.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Behind the wharf lay the city of Boston.
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