Chapter 8 of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOME. How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays! While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays. That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs: Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
Chapter 8 of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.”
with brightness
From this reading “How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!”
reflecting light
From this reading “How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!”
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading “How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:”
plural of “survey” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:”
plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!”
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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 That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
plural of “bark” — tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
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From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
with brightness
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
reflecting light
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
manifest or bring back
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
with low volume
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
plural of “survey” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
plural of “thunder” — a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Now loud, it thunders o'er my head, And now in distance dies.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
too numerous to be counted
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
during the time that
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading That sun surveys a lovely scene From softly smiling skies; And wildly through unnumbered trees The wind of winter sighs:
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading How brightly glistening in the sun The woodland ivy plays!
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading While yonder beeches from their barks Reflect his silver rays.
Chapter 8 of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Charlotte Brontë holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 8 holds 113 sentences of Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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