Chapter 13 of Thelma is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Thelma is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O Love! O Love! O Gateway of Delight! Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures! I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
Chapter 13 of Thelma is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/69 · 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.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."”
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading “O Gateway of Delight!”
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading “Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!”
first in rank or degree
From this reading “Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."”
inspiring awe
From this reading “I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."”
directed up
From this reading “I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
in an accurate manner
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
every day; without missing a day
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading O Gateway of Delight!
very far away in space or time
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading O Gateway of Delight!
a long fixed look
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
possessive form of “god” — 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 Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "O Love!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Love!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O Gateway of Delight!
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
first in rank or degree
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
inspiring awe
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
an old word for “yours”
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou porch of peace, thou pageant of the prime Of all God's creatures!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
directed up
From this reading I am here to climb Thine upward steps, and daily and by night To gaze beyond them and to search aright The far-off splendor of thy track sublime."
Chapter 13 of Thelma by Marie Corelli holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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 13 holds 346 sentences of Thelma, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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