Chapter 30 of The Witch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Witch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay. They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life.... The death of the child. For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise. The parents grieved.
Chapter 30 of The Witch is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
From this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
From this reading “THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “The parents grieved.”
a small island
From this reading “THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
hurting
From this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.”
In this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
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 THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
anew
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The death of the child.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The death of the child.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
set up or found
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading The parents grieved.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
a small island
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading The parents grieved.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
hurting
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
Chapter 30 of The Witch by Mary Johnston holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 30 holds 274 sentences of The Witch, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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