Chapter 4 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ART OF NATURE. We had a week of hazy weather after this. I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room. A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals. As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
Chapter 4 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the most part
From this reading “I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.”
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
From this reading “A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “We had a week of hazy weather after this.”
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.”
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading “A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
later than; following
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
for the most part
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
become covered with mist
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
above and across; more than
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
not in physical motion
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I spent it chiefly in my study and in Connie's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ART OF NATURE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading As if ill-tempered or unhappy, it folded itself in its mantle and lay still.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We had a week of hazy weather after this.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A world of mist hung over the sea; it refused to hold any communion with mortals.
Chapter 4 of The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 by George MacDonald holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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