Chapter 3 of The Dream-God is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Dream-God is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Farewells are spoken. The _voyageurs_ are again a-wing. They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast. There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest. A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
Chapter 3 of The Dream-God is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading “A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.”
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewells are spoken.”
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.”
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading “A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.”
spread or diffuse through
From this reading “A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.”
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading “A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.”
a native or inhabitant of Siberia
From this reading “They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.”
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.”
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In this reading “There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.”
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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 shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _voyageurs_ are again a-wing.
anew
From this reading The _voyageurs_ are again a-wing.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Farewells are spoken.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
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 There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
divisible by two
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
at any time
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewells are spoken.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
superlative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
spread or diffuse through
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
a native or inhabitant of Siberia
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Farewells are spoken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _voyageurs_ are again a-wing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A shimmering light seems to permeate it ever, even in its darkest periods.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They reach the Arctic along the vast Siberian coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _voyageurs_ are again a-wing.
superlative of “wild” — marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading There the cold is most intense, and of the frozen regions it is the wildest and grandest.
Chapter 3 of The Dream-God by John Cuningham holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 3 holds 165 sentences of The Dream-God, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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