Chapter 13 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle. To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle. Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well. Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel. Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 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.
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading “Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.”
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading “Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.”
feel grief
From this reading “Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.”
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading “To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.”
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 “To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.”
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 Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
take in liquids
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
feel grief
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
go away from a place
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
a female domestic
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
an idle worthless person
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Who lives to rail and grieve He is an infidel.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Rest in thy cypress shade, Fill the cup higher, Drink to each merry maid, Drink to desire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Live in the living hour, Fortune is fickle.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
which person or people
From this reading Who hoardeth wealth to leave He is a ne'er-do-well.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading To thy lips, laughing flower, Let good wine trickle.
Chapter 13 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 13 holds 125 sentences of A Prince of Dreamers, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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