Chapter 10 of The Witch of Salem is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Witch of Salem is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES AND CORA. We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam. The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home. The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay. --Shelley.
Chapter 10 of The Witch of Salem is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “CHARLES AND CORA.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.”
superlative of “light” — of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “--Shelley.”
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.”
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 “We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARLES AND CORA.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES AND CORA.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading CHARLES AND CORA.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
superlative of “light” — of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
a coniferous tree
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading --Shelley.
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wandered to the pine forest, That skirts the ocean foam.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading The whispering waves were half asleep The clouds were gone to play, And on the bosom of the deep The smile of heaven lay.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The lightest wind was in its nest, The tempest in its home.
Chapter 10 of The Witch of Salem by John R. (John Roy) Musick holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 10 holds 297 sentences of The Witch of Salem, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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