Chapter 3 of Caroling dusk is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Caroling dusk is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all! But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here. Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds.... The very walls echo with cheer! POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
Chapter 3 of Caroling dusk is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give encouragement to
From this reading “The very walls echo with cheer!”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The very walls echo with cheer!”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!”
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.”
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In this reading “Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!”
In this reading “But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.”
In this reading “Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!”
In this reading “Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
(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 Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
give encouragement to
From this reading The very walls echo with cheer!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
to say again or imitate
From this reading The very walls echo with cheer!
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
not any; not one
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
above and across; more than
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
plural of “round” — a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Shout for joy ... hear how it sounds....
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
a shaky motion
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading But there’ve been too many rounds Made to give the trip up here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
precisely as stated
From this reading The very walls echo with cheer!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Over in the city staring Up at us along the wall Are the fat ones, trembling, swearing There is no room there for us all!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The very walls echo with cheer!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POEM Ah, I know what happiness is...!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The very walls echo with cheer!
Chapter 3 of Caroling dusk by Countee [Editor] Cullen holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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.
Chapter 3 holds 452 sentences of Caroling dusk, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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