Chapter 13 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No! Not enough. One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no! He thought again. Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
Chapter 13 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!”
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading “One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!”
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.
anew
From this reading He thought again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Not enough.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought again.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
not any; not one
From this reading No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Mangan's poem flashed into his mind and heart....
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
the form of “shall” used in the contraction “shan’t”
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought again.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading One might work, sacrifice money, for the Shan Van Vocht--but life, no!
Chapter 13 of The Wind Bloweth by Donn Byrne holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 13 holds 390 sentences of The Wind Bloweth, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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