Chapter 17 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore. I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More! Back to the land! God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds. Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
Chapter 17 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “_A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?”
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading “Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?”
past form of “founder” — fail utterly; collapse
From this reading “_A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading “I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!”
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.”
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 “God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.”
be restored
In this reading “_A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
past form of “founder” — fail utterly; collapse
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Back to the land!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
not any; not one
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Back to the land!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thinkst thou the King of kings To compare by conjecture?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
up to a particular time
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A thousand ships have foundered here before So lost, no chip of them came back to shore.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I, too, on those waves wandered many a night, Till terror plucked my sleeve, and cried "No More!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading God's wide horizon rings Thee and the worlds.
Chapter 17 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.
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