Chapter 7 of Imaginations and Reveries is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Imaginations and Reveries is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning! The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers. Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp. Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings? Dear fostermother, the spring and the music are in my heart!
Chapter 7 of Imaginations and Reveries is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?”
the act of waking
From this reading “The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.”
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.”
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.”
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading “Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.”
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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 Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
replying
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear fostermother, the spring and the music are in my heart!
the act of waking
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
dearly loved
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dear fostermother, the spring and the music are in my heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear fostermother, the spring and the music are in my heart!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The music of the Father's harp is awakening the flowers.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
the season of growth
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEIRDRE--Dear fostermother, how the spring is beginning!
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
a shaky motion
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Now the winter's sleep is over, and the spring flows from the lips of the harp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you not feel the thrill in the wind--a joy answering the trembling strings?
Chapter 7 of Imaginations and Reveries by George William Russell holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 7 holds 404 sentences of Imaginations and Reveries, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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