Chapter 17 of The Three Mulla-mulgars is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Three Mulla-mulgars is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains. The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs. The fires burned low. And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring. It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
Chapter 17 of The Three Mulla-mulgars is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “The fires burned low.”
a high place
From this reading “It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.”
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading “And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.”
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In this reading “The fires burned low.”
In this reading “When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.”
keep or lay aside for future use
In this reading “And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.”
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 And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The fires burned low.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading The fires burned low.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
a high place
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
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From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The fires burned low.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
only a very short time before
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was bitter cold on these heights in the sunlessness of morning.
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading And Thimble lay in a sleep so quiet and profound it seemed to Nod the heart beneath the sharp-ribbed chest was scarcely stirring.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little snow-wolves had slunk back to their holes and lairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
at the time that
From this reading When he awoke, bright day was on the mountains.
Chapter 17 of The Three Mulla-mulgars by Walter De la Mare holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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