Chapter 8 of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2 is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2 is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Away with Systems! Away with a corrupt World! Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island. Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems. The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
Chapter 8 of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2 is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “Away with a corrupt World!”
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading “Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.”
a coniferous tree
From this reading “Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.”
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading “Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.”
plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “Away with Systems!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Away with a corrupt World!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away with Systems!
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading Away with a corrupt World!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
coins made of gold
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
a coniferous tree
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
plural of “stem” — (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Golden lie the meadows: golden run the streams; red gold is on the pine- stems.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading Away with Systems!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us breathe the air of the Enchanted Island.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The sun is coming down to earth, and walks the fields and the waters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Away with Systems!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Away with a corrupt World!
Chapter 8 of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2 by George Meredith holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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 81 sentences of The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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