Chapter 10 of English Poets of the Eighteenth Century is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of English Poets of the Eighteenth Century is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I sit in my grief? I wait for morning in my tears! Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead. Close it not till Colma come. My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
Chapter 10 of English Poets of the Eighteenth Century is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “I sit in my grief?”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.”
be seated
From this reading “I sit in my grief?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I wait for morning in my tears!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wait for morning in my tears!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading I sit in my grief?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sit in my grief?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sit in my grief?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I wait for morning in my tears!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sit in my grief?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
be seated
From this reading I sit in my grief?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading I wait for morning in my tears!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
up to a particular time
From this reading Close it not till Colma come.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I wait for morning in my tears!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading My life flies away like a dream! why should I stay behind?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Rear the tomb, ye friends of the dead.
Chapter 10 of English Poets of the Eighteenth Century by Ernest [Editor] Bernbaum holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 10 holds 248 sentences of English Poets of the Eighteenth Century, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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