Chapter 4 of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.] There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! a weary time! 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
Chapter 4 of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading “[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]”
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.”
an abstract part of something
From this reading “[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]”
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading “Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “There passed a weary time.”
toward the west
From this reading “145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.”
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From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
an abstract part of something
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
the organ of sight
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading There passed a weary time.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
in or at that place or location
From this reading There passed a weary time.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There passed a weary time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each throat Was parched, and glazed each eye.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading There passed a weary time.
toward the west
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
at the time that
From this reading 145 How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld A something in the sky.
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