Chapter 18 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOD’S GOLD. The troubled night passed. The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day. Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine. Not a leaf of the forest stirred.
Chapter 18 of The Shepherd of the Hills is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading “Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Not a leaf of the forest stirred.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.”
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading “The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Not a leaf of the forest stirred.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading GOD’S GOLD.
coins made of gold
From this reading GOD’S GOLD.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
immediately past
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Not a leaf of the forest stirred.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The troubled night passed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a leaf of the forest stirred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
above and across; more than
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The troubled night passed.
a coniferous tree
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Not a leaf of the forest stirred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troubled night passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The troubled night passed.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Away over Compton Ridge one last, pale star hung, caught in the upper branches of a dead pine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The shepherd arose to see the sky above the eastern rim of the Hollow glowing with the first soft light of a new day.
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