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As We Sweep Through The Deep
As We Sweep Through The Deep

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Gordon Stables • Curated US English Learning Edition
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"WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."
"They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?
In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.
I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."
THOM, _the Inverury Poet_.
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As We Sweep Through The Deep

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of As We Sweep Through The Deep is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
"WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."
/went ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ əˈweɪ laɪk ə ˈbjuːtəfəl ɡoʊst/
Line 2
"They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?
Line 3
In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.
Line 4
I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."
Line 5
THOM, _the Inverury Poet_.

Learner Dictionary

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frosty adjective US /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frown verb US /fraʊn/

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ghost noun US /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading “"WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gliding noun US /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of flying a glider

From this reading “"WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hue noun US /hjuː/

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

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ken noun US /ken/

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

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lily's noun US /ˈlɪliːz/

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

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scorn noun US /skɔːrn/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading “In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

All words in this reading · 51

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

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AWAYadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

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aye

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From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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BEAUTIFULadjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

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bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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cannanoun

any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

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everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

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feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

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fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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frostyadjectiveUS /ˈfrɔːsti/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
frownverbUS /fraʊn/

look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GHOSTnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GLIDINGnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of flying a glider

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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how

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From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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huenounUS /hjuː/

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

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I've

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From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

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Inverury

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From this reading THOM, _the Inverury Poet_.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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kennounUS /ken/

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kindnessnounUS /ˈkaɪndnəs/

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lang

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From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

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lift's

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From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Pending verification
LIKEverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

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liket

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

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

Pending verification
lily'snounUS /ˈlɪliːz/

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PoetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading THOM, _the Inverury Poet_.

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saft

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From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Pending verification
scornnounUS /skɔːrn/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
she's

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Pending verification
smileverbUS /smaɪl/

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They bid me forget her--oh, how can it be?

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THOM

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From this reading THOM, _the Inverury Poet_.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
weel

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

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

Pending verification
WENTverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "WENT GLIDING AWAY LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GHOST."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
winoun

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading In kindness or scorn she's ever wi' me; I feel her fell frown in the lift's frosty blue, An' I weel ken her smile in the lily's saft hue.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I try to forget her, but canna forget, I've liket her lang, an' I aye like her yet."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 7 of As We Sweep Through The Deep by Gordon Stables holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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.

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