Chapter 11 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RETROSPECT. I. I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach. A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach. II.
Chapter 11 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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time without end
From this reading “A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.”
possessive form of “god” — 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 “A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.”
contemplation of things past
From this reading “A RETROSPECT.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.”
possessive form of “sage” — a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.”
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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 A RETROSPECT.
anew
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
time without end
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
possessive form of “god” — 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 A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
on one occasion
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
contemplation of things past
From this reading A RETROSPECT.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
possessive form of “sage” — a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A sound of awful joy it seems to me, A shuddering sound of God's eternity,-- Telling of things beyond the sage's reach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I walk again beside the roaring sea, And once again I harken to the speech Of waves exulting on the madden'd beach.
Chapter 11 of Love Letters of a Violinist, and Other Poems by Eric Mackay holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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