Chapter 19 of Hyperion is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Hyperion is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time! What a time it is! How June stands illuminated in the Calendar! The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed. Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
Chapter 19 of Hyperion is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!”
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading “Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.”
a resident of Venice
From this reading “The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.”
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 What a time it is!
(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 The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
a person of German nationality
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
provided with artificial light
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a time it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a time it is!
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
and nothing more
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
precisely, exactly
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
deliver by singing
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading How June stands illuminated in the Calendar!
an unbroken series of events
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
the rays of the sun
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here and there a long streak of sunshine streams in through a crevice.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What a time it is!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
a resident of Venice
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were right,--those old German Minnesingers,--to sing the pleasant summer-time!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a time it is!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The windows are all wide open; only the Venetian blinds closed.
Chapter 19 of Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 71 sentences of Hyperion, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Hyperion by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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