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Anthology of Massachusetts Poets

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”
Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;
Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.
Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:
Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!
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Anthology of Massachusetts Poets

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Anthology of Massachusetts Poets is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSICMusic, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”
/tʃɑːrlz ˈɡɪbsən tuː ˈmjuːzɪk ˈmjuːzɪk ðə ˈlæŋɡwədʒ ðə ˈætməsfɪr ʌv ðə soʊl/
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Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;
/flaɪ bæk wer ˈmelədiz laɪk ˈlɪliz ɡroʊ maɪ ˈwɪri hɑːrt ɪz ˈbendɪŋ loʊ/
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Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.
/flaɪ ˈhaɪər jet tuː ˈdʒɔɪfəl relmz əˈbʌv wer ˈhoʊli ˈeɪndʒəlz dwel ɪn lʌv/
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Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:
Line 5
Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Angels noun US /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.”

dwell verb US /dwel/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.”

gibson noun US /ˈɡɪbsən/

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading “CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.””

joyful adjective US /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading “Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.”

lilies noun US /ˈlɪliz/

plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading “Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;”

Melodies noun US /ˈmelədiz/

plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;”

realms noun US /relmz/

plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading “Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.”

throng noun US /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading “Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

Ah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

AngelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

dwellverbUS /dwel/

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

FlyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

GIBSONnounUS /ˈɡɪbsən/

United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

Glory-song

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

growverbUS /ɡroʊ/

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

higheradjectiveUS /ˈhaɪər/

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

liliesnounUS /ˈlɪliz/

plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

MelodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/

plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

MUSICnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

pearled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

realmsnounUS /relmz/

plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

SoulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading Fly higher still and hear the Angel throng And bring to me their Glory-song:

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CHARLES GIBSON TO MUSIC “Music, the language, the atmosphere of the Soul.”

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Fly back where Melodies like lilies grow, My weary heart is bending low;

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Ah Music, thou and I above the World May dwell where heaven with shining song is pearled!

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Fly higher yet to joyful realms above, Where holy Angels dwell in love.

Chapter 4 of Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by William Stanley [Editor] Braithwaite holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Chapter 4 holds 105 sentences of Anthology of Massachusetts Poets, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

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