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Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1
Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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And that's the very pony too.
Where is she, where is Betty Foy?
She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.
Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!
She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.
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Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And that's the very pony too.
Line 2
Where is she, where is Betty Foy?
Line 3
She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.
Line 4
Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!
Line 5
She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

Learner Dictionary

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.

fears noun US /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading “She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.”

hears verb US /hiːrz/

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.”

idiot noun US /ˈɪdiːət/

a person of subnormal intelligence

From this reading “She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.”

pony noun US /ˈpoʊniː/

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading “And that's the very pony too.”

roaring noun US /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading “She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.”

sees noun US /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading “She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.”

sustain verb US /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading “She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.”

terrors noun US /ˈterərz/

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading “Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!”

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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 She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

Betty

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

From this reading Where is she, where is Betty Foy?

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

cannot

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From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

Foy

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From this reading Where is she, where is Betty Foy?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

hearsverbUS /hiːrz/

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

HimpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

idiotnounUS /ˈɪdiːət/

a person of subnormal intelligence

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Where is she, where is Betty Foy?

lovesnounUS /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/

a range horse of the western United States

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

pony's

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

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

seesnounUS /siːz/

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Where is she, where is Betty Foy?

She's

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

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

sustainverbUS /səˈsteɪn/

lengthen or extend in duration or space

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

terrorsnounUS /ˈterərz/

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

that's

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

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading And that's the very pony too.

viewnounUS /vjuː/

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

water-fall

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

From this reading She hardly can sustain her fears; The roaring water-fall she hears, And cannot find her idiot boy.

weightnounUS /weɪt/

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where is she, where is Betty Foy?

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She's coming from among the trees, And now all full in view she sees Him whom she loves, her idiot boy.

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your pony's worth his weight in gold, Then calm your terrors, Betty Foy!

Chapter 3 of Lyrical Ballads, with Other Poems, 1800, Volume 1 by William Wordsworth holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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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