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The star dreamer: A romance
The star dreamer: A romance

Chapter XXXVIII · A Dream of Woods and of Love

Chapter XXXVIII of The star dreamer: A romance, “A Dream of Woods and of Love,” is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?
_I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.
Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.
TENNYSON (_Maud_).
Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.
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The star dreamer: A romance

Chapter XXXVIII · A Dream of Woods and of Love

Chapter XXXVIII of The star dreamer: A romance, “A Dream of Woods and of Love,” is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?
Line 2
_I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.
/aɪ hæv klaɪmd ˈnɪrər aʊt ʌv ˈloʊnli hel/
Line 3
Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.
/biːt ˈhæpi stɑːrz ˈtaɪmɪŋ wɪð θɪŋz bɪˈloʊ biːt wɪð maɪ hɑːrt mɔːr blest ðæn hɑːrt kæn tel/
Line 4
TENNYSON (_Maud_).
Line 5
Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

Learner Dictionary

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.

blest adjective US /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading “Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.”

climbed verb US /klaɪmd/

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading “_I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.”

glow noun US /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading “Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?”

Hell noun US /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading “_I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.”

lonely adjective US /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading “_I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.”

stars noun US /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.”

tennyson noun US /ˈtenɪsən/

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading “—TENNYSON (_Maud_).”

timing noun US /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/

the time when something happens

From this reading “Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.”

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.

Five days noun + noun

In this reading “Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.”

whole earth adjective + noun

In this reading “Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?”

like a dream verb + article + noun counted as “like … dream”

In this reading “Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

BeatverbUS /biːt/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

blestadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

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

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

Ellinor's

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

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

FivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

glownounUS /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

HellnounUS /hel/

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

Maud

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

From this reading —TENNYSON (_Maud_).

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _I_ have climbed nearer out of lonely Hell.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

splendours

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

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

TENNYSONnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading —TENNYSON (_Maud_).

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

timingnounUS /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/

the time when something happens

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Five days went like a dream over Ellinor’s head.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Beat, happy stars, timing with things below, Beat with my heart more blest than heart can tell.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Has our whole earth gone nearer to the glow Of your soft splendours, that you look so bright?

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