Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Mind is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Mind is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! a weary time! How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky. At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Mind is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.”
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading “Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.”
a very small spot
From this reading “At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “There passed a weary time.”
toward the west
From this reading “How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There passed a weary time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
immediately past
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
become covered with mist
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There passed a weary time.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
a very small spot
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There passed a weary time.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There passed a weary time.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading There passed a weary time.
toward the west
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
at the time that
From this reading How glazed each weary eye— When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first it seemed a little speck, And then it seemed a mist; It moved and moved, and took at last A certain shape, I wist.
Chapter 3 of The Flower of the Mind by Alice Meynell holds 33 sentences, grouped into 7 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 3 holds 33 sentences of The Flower of the Mind, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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