The Fire Within

Chapter XXII · After the Dream

Chapter XXII of The Fire Within, “After the Dream,” is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Patricia Wentworth • Curated US English Learning Edition

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In Him we live, He is our Source, our Spring, And we, His fashioning, We have no sight except by His foreseeing, In Him we live and move and have our being, He spake the Word, and lo!

Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

David came no more.

The dream was done.

During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

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The Fire Within

Chapter XXII · After the Dream

Chapter XXII of The Fire Within, “After the Dream,” is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

In Him we live, He is our Source, our Spring, And we, His fashioning, We have no sight except by His foreseeing, In Him we live and move and have our being, He spake the Word, and lo!

Line 2

Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

/kriˈeɪʃən stʊd ənd ɡɑːd sed ɪt ɪz ɡʊd/

Line 3

David came no more.

/ˈdeɪvɪd keɪm noʊ mɔːr/

Line 4

The dream was done.

/ðə driːm wɑːz dʌn/

Line 5

During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

Learner Dictionary

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continually adverb US /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading “During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.”

Creation noun US /kriˈeɪʃən/

the human act of creating

From this reading “Creation stood, And God said, It is good.”

Elizabeth's noun US /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/

possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

fashioning noun US /ˈfæʃənɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading “In Him we live, He is our Source, our Spring, And we, His fashioning, We have no sight except by His foreseeing, In Him we live and move and have our being, He spake the Word, and lo!”

foreseeing verb US /fɔːrˈsiːɪŋ/

-ing form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

rang verb US /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading “During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.”

songs noun US /sɔːŋz/

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading “During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.”

Source noun US /sɔːrs/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

During the summer preposition + article + noun counted as “during … summer”

In this reading “During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.”

summer days noun + noun

In this reading “During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In Him we live, He is our Source, our Spring, And we, His fashioning, We have no sight except by His foreseeing, In Him we live and move and have our being, He spake the Word, and lo!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading David came no more.

Christina's

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From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

CreationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/

the human act of creating

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading David came no more.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The dream was done.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading The dream was done.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

Elizabeth'snounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθs/

possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

fashioningnounUS /ˈfæʃənɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

foreseeingverbUS /fɔːrˈsiːɪŋ/

-ing form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading David came no more.

moveverbUS /muːv/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

rangverbUS /ræŋ/

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

songsnounUS /sɔːŋz/

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

SourcenounUS /sɔːrs/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

spake

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SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Creation stood, And God said, It is good.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The dream was done.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

WordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading During the summer days there rang continually in Elizabeth’s ears the words of a song—one of Christina’s wonderful songs that sing themselves with no other music at all.

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