Chapter 13 of Phantastes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Phantastes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Chained is the Spring. The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth. “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind! Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.” G. E. M.
Chapter 13 of Phantastes is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.”
bound with chains
From this reading ““Chained is the Spring.”
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading “Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.””
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.””
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.”
great merriment
From this reading “The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading “The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
exhale hard
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
fearless and daring
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
bound with chains
From this reading “Chained is the Spring.
plural of “chink” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading G. E. M.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. E. M.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Chained is the Spring.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading G. E. M.
great merriment
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
above and across; more than
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
the season of growth
From this reading “Chained is the Spring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Chained is the Spring.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through chinks of Time, heaven peepeth out, And Spring the frost behind.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
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 “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
characteristic of or occurring in winter
From this reading The night-wind bold Blows over the hard earth; Time is not more confused and cold, Nor keeps more wintry mirth.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet blow, and roll the world about; Blow, Time—blow, winter’s Wind!
Chapter 13 of Phantastes by George MacDonald holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 13 holds 87 sentences of Phantastes, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Phantastes by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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