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A Prisoner in Fairyland

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.
Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.
_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.
He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.
There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.
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A Prisoner in Fairyland

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of A Prisoner in Fairyland is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.
Line 2
Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.
Line 3
_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.
/ˈpɪrəmɪd teksts ˈdaɪnəsti vaɪ bʌt ˈhenri ˈrɑːdʒərz ræn ðə hoʊl tuː ˈhʌndrəd jɑːrdz tuː hɪz ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz ɪn ðə ˈkɑːrpəntərz haʊs/
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He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.
/hiː ræn æz ðoʊ ðə ɪnˈtaɪər fiːld ʌv ˈbrɪljənt stɑːrz wɜːr æt hɪz hiːlz/
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There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.
/ðer wɑːz bɪˈwɪldərmənt ˈhæpinəs ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən ɪn hɪz blʌd/

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bewilderment noun US /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading “There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.”

carpenter's noun US /ˈkɑːrpəntərz/

possessive form of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading “_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.”

Dynasty noun US /ˈdaɪnəsti/

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

From this reading “_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.”

exhilaration noun US /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading “There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.”

lodgings noun US /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading “_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.”

Pyramid verb US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

Rogers noun US /ˈrɑːdʒərz/

United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

From this reading “_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.”

Texts noun US /teksts/

plural of “text” — the words of something written

From this reading “_Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

barquenoun

a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

bewildermentnounUS /bɪˈwɪldərmənt/

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

brilliantadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪljənt/

of surpassing excellence

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

carpenter'snounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntərz/

possessive form of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

DynastynounUS /ˈdaɪnəsti/

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

exhilarationnounUS /ɪɡˌzɪlərˈeɪʃən/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

heelsnounUS /hiːlz/

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

imperishableadjective

not perishable

From this reading Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/

temporary living quarters

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

pureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

PyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/

United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

sailverbUS /seɪl/

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.

SunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

TextsnounUS /teksts/

plural of “text” — the words of something written

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading O pure one, take thy seat in the barque of the Sun, And sail thou over the sky.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

unweariedadjective

with unreduced energy

From this reading Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.

VInounUS /vaɪ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was bewilderment, happiness, exhilaration in his blood.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He ran as though the entire field of brilliant stars were at his heels.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sail thou with the imperishable stars, Sail thou with the unwearied stars.

yardsnounUS /jɑːrdz/

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading _Pyramid Texts, Dynasty VI._ But Henry Rogers ran the whole two hundred yards to his lodgings in the carpenter's house.

Chapter 14 of A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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