Chapter 2 of The pirate's gold is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The pirate's gold is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAR OVER THE HILLS. “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.” SAM. F. SMITH. It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
Chapter 2 of The pirate's gold is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.”
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading “It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.”
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading “It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.”
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading ““Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.””
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In this reading “FAR OVER THE HILLS.”
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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 “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
anew
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
(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 “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F. SMITH.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
above and across; more than
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading SAM.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading F. SMITH.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FAR OVER THE HILLS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
one who stays for only a short time
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was autumn--autumn, that is, as we reckon the seasons in the Scottish Highlands.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
at the time that
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
a late time of life
From this reading “Oh, would I were a boy again, When life seemed formed of sunny years, And all the heart then knew of pain Was wept away in transient tears.”
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