Chapter 23 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Letter From Sicily. How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air! Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven. How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
Chapter 23 of Persephone of Eleusis is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!””
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!””
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!””
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading “A Letter From Sicily.”
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!””
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading “Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.”
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!””
In this reading “Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.”
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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 Letter From Sicily.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
(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 Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Letter From Sicily.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A Letter From Sicily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading A Letter From Sicily.
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
in a lofty and exalted manner
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading How pure are the eternal snows That crown thee!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading Thou seemest uplifted From all of earth, and like an island floating Away in heaven.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading How beautiful, Sublimely beautiful, thou hoverest High in the vacant air!
Chapter 23 of Persephone of Eleusis by Clare Winger Harris holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 23 holds 72 sentences of Persephone of Eleusis, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Persephone of Eleusis by Clare Winger Harris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 72 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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