Chapter 8 of Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Burn, Sun, down the sea! Bran lies low with thee. Burst, Morn, from the main! Bran so shall rise again. Blow, Wind, from the field!
Chapter 8 of Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys is here in full — 279 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
From this reading “Bran lies low with thee.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Burn, Sun, down the sea!”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Burst, Morn, from the main!”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading “Blow, Wind, from the field!”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Bran lies low with thee.”
most important element
From this reading “Burst, Morn, from the main!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Burst, Morn, from the main!”
move upward
From this reading “Bran so shall rise again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading Bran so shall rise again.
exhale hard
From this reading Blow, Wind, from the field!
broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
From this reading Bran lies low with thee.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Burn, Sun, down the sea!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Burst, Morn, from the main!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Burn, Sun, down the sea!
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Blow, Wind, from the field!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Burst, Morn, from the main!
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Bran lies low with thee.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Bran lies low with thee.
most important element
From this reading Burst, Morn, from the main!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Burst, Morn, from the main!
move upward
From this reading Bran so shall rise again.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Burn, Sun, down the sea!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Bran so shall rise again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bran so shall rise again.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Burn, Sun, down the sea!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Burn, Sun, down the sea!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Bran lies low with thee.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Blow, Wind, from the field!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bran lies low with thee.
Chapter 8 of Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys by William Ernest [Compiler] Henley holds 279 sentences, grouped into 56 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 8 holds 279 sentences of Lyra Heroica: A Book of Verse for Boys, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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