Chapter 14 of The Water-Witch is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Water-Witch is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“—I’ll give thee a wind. “—Thou art kind. “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.” Macbeth. The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
Chapter 14 of The Water-Witch is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““—Thou art kind.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “Macbeth.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““—I’ll give thee a wind.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ““—I’ll give thee a wind.”
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 “—I’ll give thee a wind.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “—Thou art kind.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “—I’ll give thee a wind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “—I’ll give thee a wind.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “—Thou art kind.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading Macbeth.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading The cloud above the mouth of the Raritan had not risen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “—And I another “—I myself have all the other.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “—I’ll give thee a wind.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “—Thou art kind.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “—I’ll give thee a wind.
Chapter 14 of The Water-Witch by James Fenimore Cooper holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 14 holds 171 sentences of The Water-Witch, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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