Chapter 1 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. --DAVID. TO R. W. _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine. THE ELEMENTS.
Chapter 1 of A Furnace of Earth is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
From this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
From this reading “_Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading “_Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
feel grief
From this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
inflected form of “purify” — remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading “_Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
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In this reading “_Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
In this reading “_Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
for the reason that
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading --DAVID.
emanating from God
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading THE ELEMENTS.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
feel grief
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
go away from a place
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
inflected form of “purify” — remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading TO R. W.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Their first estate of joy they leave, So pure, impassioned and elate, And learn from Piety to grieve Because their hearts are passionate._ --The Revelation of St. Love the Divine.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO R. W.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading _Author of “Smoking Flax,” etc._ As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading TO R. W.
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