Chapter 8 of Wyandotté is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Wyandotté is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here! The village bells! They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere. And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world. Coxe.
Chapter 8 of Wyandotté is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The village bells!”
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading “They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.”
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.”
past form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.”
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading “They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!”
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 And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The village bells!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coxe.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
an old form of “has”
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
past form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
deliver by singing
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The village tower--'tis joy to me!--I cry, the Lord is here!
in the company of; together with
From this reading They fill the soul with ecstasy sincere.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And thus, I sing, the light hath shined to lands in darkness hurled, Their sound is now in all the earth, their words throughout the world.
Chapter 8 of Wyandotté by James Fenimore Cooper holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 219 sentences of Wyandotté, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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