Chapter 20 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PERILOUS SAIL. Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar. --Wordsworth. By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. --Campbell.
Chapter 20 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.”
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading “By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.”
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading “--Campbell.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “A PERILOUS SAIL.”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “--Wordsworth.”
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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 PERILOUS SAIL.
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading --Campbell.
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From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
in or to another place
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
fraught with danger
From this reading A PERILOUS SAIL.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading A PERILOUS SAIL.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting, The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star Hath had elsewhere its setting, And cometh from afar.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading --Wordsworth.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading By this the storm grew loud apace, The water wraith was shrieking, And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking.
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