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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Prisoner in Fairyland is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow! The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember. _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY. And Rogers went over to unpack. It was soon done.
Chapter 12 of A Prisoner in Fairyland is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “And Rogers went over to unpack.”
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading “O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.”
remove from its packing
From this reading “And Rogers went over to unpack.”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!”
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 O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It was soon done.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was soon done.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
above and across; more than
From this reading And Rogers went over to unpack.
To recall to mind.
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading And Rogers went over to unpack.
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
in the near future
From this reading It was soon done.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
carry out
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
remove from its packing
From this reading And Rogers went over to unpack.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
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 _Life and Death_, W. E. HENLEY.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was soon done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And Rogers went over to unpack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading O star benignant and serene, I take the good to-morrow, That fills from verge to verge my dream, With all its joy and sorrow!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The old sweet spell is unforgot That turns to June December; And, though the world remember not, Love, we would remember.
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