Chapter 17 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood." "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing." QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough. Bleed as you gather." BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
Chapter 17 of The Untempered Wind is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “Bleed as you gather."”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “"Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “"All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."”
assemble or get together
From this reading “Bleed as you gather."”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.”
moving very fast
From this reading “"Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “"Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."”
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.
In this reading “QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.”
flying through the air
In this reading “"Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."”
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 "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
(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 "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bleed as you gather."
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading Bleed as you gather."
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
of short duration or distance
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
assemble or get together
From this reading Bleed as you gather."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
express in words
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
the season of growth
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
moving very fast
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the secret of the spring Moved in the chambers of the blood."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading QUEEN ELEANOR--"...Some Flowers, they say, if one pluck deep enough.
a special situation
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading BOUCHARD--"That means love, I think.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading "Lovely spring A brief sweet thing, Is swift on the wing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bleed as you gather."
Chapter 17 of The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. (Joanna Ellen) Wood holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 17 holds 249 sentences of The Untempered Wind, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Untempered Wind by Joanna E. (Joanna Ellen) Wood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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