Chapter 4 of Wayfaring Men: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Wayfaring Men: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s); By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s! Go--be clear of that day.” E. Barrett Browning. |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
Chapter 4 of Wayfaring Men: A Novel is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “E. Barrett Browning.”
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading ““Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!”
possessive form of “water” — 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
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In this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
In this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
In this reading “|The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading E. Barrett Browning.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Go--be clear of that day.”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading E. Barrett Browning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Go--be clear of that day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Go--be clear of that day.”
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E. Barrett Browning.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go--be clear of that day.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
according to the clock
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By the silence of life, more pathetic than death’s!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Go--be clear of that day.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Of my grief (guess the length of the sword by the sheath’s);
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
possessive form of “water” — 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 |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
at the time that
From this reading |The Park seemed dull and well-nigh deserted when, at about ten o’clock on the following day, Fraulein Ellerbeck and the two children made their way to the water’s edge.
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