Chapter 12 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WANDERING JEW. "It was midnight, and sultry as hell. All day not a breath had stirred. The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it. My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
Chapter 12 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “"It was midnight, and sultry as hell.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “THE WANDERING JEW.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “"It was midnight, and sultry as hell.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “All day not a breath had stirred.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “"It was midnight, and sultry as hell.”
migratory
From this reading “THE WANDERING JEW.”
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 All day not a breath had stirred.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
(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 day not a breath had stirred.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading All day not a breath had stirred.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All day not a breath had stirred.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day not a breath had stirred.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading THE WANDERING JEW.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All day not a breath had stirred.
on one occasion
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading All day not a breath had stirred.
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WANDERING JEW.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
migratory
From this reading THE WANDERING JEW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was midnight, and sultry as hell.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The country through which I passed was level as the sea that had once flowed above it.
which person or people
From this reading My heart had almost ceased to beat, and I was weary as the man who is too weary to sleep outright, and labours in his dreams.
Chapter 12 of Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 by George MacDonald holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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