Chapter 5 of The Furnace is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Furnace is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.' R. L. STEVENSON. 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey? To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay. The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
Chapter 5 of The Furnace is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.”
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading “R. L. STEVENSON.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'”
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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 The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
(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 BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
for the reason that
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON.
the sound of laughing
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading R. L. STEVENSON.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me, like sudden laughter, The stars are fresh and gay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why should I care for the ages, Because they are old and grey?
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading BAIAE'S BAY 'I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day.'
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
the day immediately before today
From this reading The world is a daring fancy, And finished yesterday.'
Chapter 5 of The Furnace by Rose Macaulay holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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