Chapter 8 of True Tilda is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of True Tilda is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLIGHT. "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way." --ODYSSEY, ii. Mr. Hucks ran. Mr. Mortimer ran.
Chapter 8 of True Tilda is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading “"_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."”
the first light of day
From this reading “"_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “FLIGHT.”
plural of “huck” — toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
From this reading “Mr. Hucks ran.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “Mr. Mortimer ran.”
a long wandering and eventful journey
From this reading “--ODYSSEY, ii.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Mr. Hucks ran.”
transport commercially
From this reading “"_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
the first light of day
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading FLIGHT.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
plural of “huck” — toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
From this reading Mr. Hucks ran.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading --ODYSSEY, ii.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading Mr. Mortimer ran.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hucks ran.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
a long wandering and eventful journey
From this reading --ODYSSEY, ii.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Mr. Hucks ran.
transport commercially
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "_So all night long and through the dawn the ship cleft her way."
Chapter 8 of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 8 holds 211 sentences of True Tilda, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of True Tilda by Arthur Quiller-Couch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 211 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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