Chapter 1 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC. "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE. Illustrated. Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER. Illustrated.
Chapter 1 of The Rising Tide is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “_The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “"_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “"_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “"_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.”
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.
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the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
In this reading “"_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
not any; not one
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Post 8vo AROUND OLD CHESTER.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _The Iron Woman_, _Dr. Lavendar's People_ ETC.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you._" THE RISING TIDE.
Chapter 1 of The Rising Tide by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 1 holds 312 sentences of The Rising Tide, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Rising Tide by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 312 sentences, grouped into 63 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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