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I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days
I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.
It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.
In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.
And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.
Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.
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I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.
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It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.
/ɪt ˈoʊpənz ðə dɔːrz ʌv ɔːl ðə ˈɪnər ruːmz ənd mɔːr blest mɔːr ˈpreʃəs ʌv ðə səˈlestʃəl breɪn ʌv hɪm huː roʊt ɪt/
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In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.
/ɪn ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ ˈpɜːrpəl ʌv ɔːl jɔːr wɜːrldz ɡɑːd juː hæv nɑːt sərˈpæst ðə θɪŋ juː meɪd ɪn ðə ˈriːɡəl ˈwɪstfəl ˈɡlɔːri ʌv dʒɑːn kiːts/
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And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.
/ənd tuː naɪts əˈɡoʊ aɪ went kloʊs tuː maɪ ɡlæs ənd lʊkt diːp ˈɪntuː maɪ oʊn dɑːrk ɡreɪ aɪz ənd ðeɪ wɜːr ˈbjuːtəfəl/
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Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.
/ðer ˈkʌlər ɪz ðə ɡreɪ nɑːt ʌv piːs bʌt ʌv ˈstɔːrmi skaɪ ənd ˈklaʊdɪd siː/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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glimmering noun US /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading “In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.”

Keats noun US /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading “In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.”

melodies noun US /ˈmelədiz/

plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

potent adjective US /ˈpoʊtənt/

having great influence

From this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

regal adjective US /ˈriːɡəl/

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading “In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.”

surpassed verb US /sərˈpæst/

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading “In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.”

unheard adjective US /ənˈhɜːrd/

not necessarily inaudible but not heard

From this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

wizardry noun US /ˈwɪzərdri/

exceptional creative ability

From this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

stormy sky adjective + noun

In this reading “Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.”

opens the doors verb + article + noun counted as “open … door”

In this reading “It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.”

gray eyes noun + noun

In this reading “And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.”

two nights noun + noun

In this reading “And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.”

magic words noun + noun

In this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

dark gray noun + noun

In this reading “And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.”

other days adjective + noun

In this reading “And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.”

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agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

blestadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

celestialadjectiveUS /səˈlestʃəl/

of or relating to the sky

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

cloudedadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdɪd/

made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

glimmeringnounUS /ˈɡlɪmərɪŋ/

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

graynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

HeardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/

in a softened tone

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

InneradjectiveUS /ˈɪnər/

located inward

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

KeatsnounUS /kiːts/

Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

melodiesnounUS /ˈmelədiz/

plural of “melody” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

opensnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/

plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

potentadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊtənt/

having great influence

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

PurplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

regaladjectiveUS /ˈriːɡəl/

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

RoomsnounUS /ruːmz/

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

surpassedverbUS /sərˈpæst/

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

sweeteradjectiveUS /ˈswiːtər/

comparative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Their color is the gray not of peace but of stormy sky and clouded sea.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

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From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

unheardadjectiveUS /ənˈhɜːrd/

not necessarily inaudible but not heard

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

wentverbUS /went/

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

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading And two nights ago I went close to my glass and looked deep into my own dark gray eyes, and they were beautiful.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

wistfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɪstfəl/

showing pensive sadness

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

wizardrynounUS /ˈwɪzərdri/

exceptional creative ability

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading And to-day and often other days I read this-- ‘_Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter_’-- --magic words: potent hushed wizardry of beauty.

worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading It opens the doors of all the Inner Rooms and more blest, more precious, of the celestial brain of him who wrote it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In making the glimmering Purple of all your worlds, God, you have not surpassed the thing you made in the regal wistful glory of John Keats.

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About 275 minutes of reading across 661 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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