Chapter 17 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GATHERING CLOUDS. Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness. He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy. Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her. He ought to have seen this before.
Chapter 17 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading “Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.”
possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.”
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading “Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “GATHERING CLOUDS.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “GATHERING CLOUDS.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.”
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 “Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.”
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 Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
possessive form of “anthony” — Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He ought to have seen this before.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He ought to have seen this before.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to have seen this before.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He ought to have seen this before.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He ought to have seen this before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day Anthony's brow was clouded, and his manner had lost its usual cheerfulness.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was angry with himself for having been to Kilworthy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bessie was right, he acknowledged it now--a slight had been put on his wife by his being invited without her.
Chapter 17 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 17 holds 128 sentences of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 26 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 9761 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #54304 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #54304, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1953 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 39 chapters of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
