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Bulchevy's Book of English Verse

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.
The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.
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Bulchevy's Book of English Verse

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!
/oʊ sliːp ɪt ɪz ə ˈdʒentəl θɪŋ bɪˈlʌvd frʌm poʊl tuː poʊl/
Line 2
To Mary Queen the praise be given!
/tuː ˈmeri kwiːn ðə preɪz biː ˈɡɪvən/
Line 3
She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.
/ʃiː sent ðə ˈdʒentəl sliːp frʌm ˈhevən ðæt slɪd ˈɪntuː maɪ soʊl/
Line 4
By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.
/baɪ ɡreɪs ʌv ðə ˈhoʊli ˈmʌðər ðə ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈmerənər ɪz riˈfreʃt wɪð reɪn/
Line 5
The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

Learner Dictionary

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.

awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.”

buckets noun US /ˈbʌkəts/

plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading “The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.”

dew noun US /duː/

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading “The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.”

dreamt verb US /drɛmt/

Experienced dreams during sleep.

From this reading “The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.”

Mariner noun US /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading “By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.”

pole noun US /poʊl/

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading “'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!”

refreshed adjective US /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading “By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.”

slid verb US /slɪd/

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading “She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.”

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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 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

BelovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

bucketsnounUS /ˈbʌkəts/

plural of “bucket” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

decknounUS /dek/

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

dewnounUS /duː/

water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/

Experienced dreams during sleep.

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

fill'd

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

polenounUS /poʊl/

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

praisenounUS /preɪz/

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

rain'd

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

refreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/

with restored energy

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

remain'd

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

sillyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪli/

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

sleepnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

slidverbUS /slɪd/

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She sent the gentle sleep from Heaven, That slid into my soul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading To Mary Queen the praise be given!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 'O sleep! it is a gentle thing, Beloved from pole to pole!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The silly buckets on the deck, That had so long remain'd, I dreamt that they were fill'd with dew; And when I awoke, it rain'd.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading By grace of the holy Mother, the ancient Mariner is refreshed with rain.

Chapter 5 of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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 5 holds 39 sentences of Bulchevy's Book of English Verse, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

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Ancient
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Mariner
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Meeteth
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Three
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