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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.
"I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!
He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.
He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."
"This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.
/ðə ˈpaɪlət ənd ðə ˈpaɪləts bɔɪ aɪ hɜːrd ðem ˈkʌmɪŋ fæst dɪr lɔːrd ɪn ˈhevən ɪt wɑːz ə dʒɔɪ ðə ded men kʊd nɑːt blæst/
Line 2
"I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!
Line 3
He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.
Line 4
He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."
Line 5
"This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
/ðɪs ˈhɜːrmət ɡʊd lɪvz ɪn ðæt wʊd wɪtʃ sloʊps daʊn tuː ðə siː/

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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.

blast verb US /blæst/

make a strident sound

From this reading “"The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.”

godly adjective US /ˈɡɑːdli/

showing great reverence for god

From this reading “He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.”

Hermit noun US /ˈhɜːrmət/

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading “"I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!”

hymns noun US /hɪmz/

plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading “He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.”

Pilot verb US /ˈpaɪlət/

operate an airplane

From this reading “"The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.”

Pilot's noun US /ˈpaɪləts/

possessive form of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

From this reading “"The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.”

slopes noun US /sloʊps/

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading “"This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.”

wash verb US /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading “He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

Albatross's

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

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

blastverbUS /blæst/

make a strident sound

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

godlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːdli/

showing great reverence for god

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

He'll

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

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

HermitnounUS /ˈhɜːrmət/

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

hymnsnounUS /hɪmz/

plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/

operate an airplane

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

Pilot'snounUS /ˈpaɪləts/

possessive form of “pilot” — someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

seanounUS /siː/

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

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

shrieve

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

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

singeth

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

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

slopesnounUS /sloʊps/

plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "I saw a third--I heard his voice: It is the Hermit good!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "The Pilot and the Pilot's boy, I heard them coming fast: Dear Lord in Heaven! it was a joy The dead men could not blast.

washverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood."

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "This Hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading He singeth loud his godly hymns That he makes in the wood.

Chapter 2 of Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Charles Herbert Sylvester holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.

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