Chapter 15 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered! How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married? A long time. Seven bitter years. He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
Chapter 15 of The Wind Bloweth is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “Seven bitter years.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.”
-ing form of “hate” — dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading “He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “Seven bitter years.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A long time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
(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 He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Seven bitter years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
-ing form of “hate” — dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading A long time.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
joined in matrimony
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
above and across; more than
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Seven bitter years.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He might have turned into a bitter, fierce old man, hating all things.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
in or to any place at all
From this reading Ah, well, God give her peace, wherever she wandered!
a late time of life
From this reading How many years had it taken to get over, not her death, but their being married?
Chapter 15 of The Wind Bloweth by Donn Byrne holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 15 holds 396 sentences of The Wind Bloweth, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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