Chapter 5 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'." --THE COURTIN'. I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold. The place seemed drenched in golden light. Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
Chapter 5 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aimlessly drifting
From this reading “I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.”
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading “The place seemed drenched in golden light.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.”
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.”
plural of “mote” — (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading “I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.”
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
From this reading “Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.”
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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 I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
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From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
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From this reading --THE COURTIN'.
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From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading The place seemed drenched in golden light.
remove the dust from
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
past form of “glitter” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
coins made of gold
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The place seemed drenched in golden light.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The place seemed drenched in golden light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
plural of “mote” — (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
the middle of the day
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place seemed drenched in golden light.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
precisely as stated
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The very room, coz she was in, Seemed warm from floor to ceilin'."
at the time that
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I arrived at noon, when a bright sun set the country air afloat with motes like dust of gold.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Even the young grass had gold in its green, and the lake glittered hot with yellow sparkles.
Chapter 5 of The Thing from the Lake by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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