Chapter 36 of The river is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The river is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin. “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac. I’m going to bed. Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner. He’ll want to fuss up something.
Chapter 36 of The river is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “He’ll want to fuss up something.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading “Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading ““Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
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 WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
In this reading “THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.”
In this reading “Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.”
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I’m going to bed.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading He’ll want to fuss up something.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to bed.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’ll want to fuss up something.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
the literary culture
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
express in words
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He’ll want to fuss up something.
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
express in words
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He’ll want to fuss up something.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Tell Ling I don’t want any dinner.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE NIGHT “LORD, I’m tired,” groaned Rickard, stumbling into camp, wet to the skin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you say letters to me, Mac.
Chapter 36 of The river by Ednah Aiken holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 36 holds 256 sentences of The river, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 36 of The river by Ednah Aiken exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
Work through the 52 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 52 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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