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Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some
Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
That he may enter in.
Fall back, O clouds!
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some

Chapter XXXVI

Chapter 36 of Memoirs and resolutions of Adam Graeme of Mossgray, including some is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.
/naʊ drɔːz hiː tuː ðə west ənd ˈnoʊbəl klaʊdz nɪr tuː hɪz ˈrɔɪəl ˈpɜːrsən ɔːl ðə deɪ əˈtend hɪm tuː hɪz ˈtʃeɪmbər/
Line 2
In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.
/ɪn hɪz aɪ hɪz brɔːd fʊl ˈfɪrləs aɪ noʊ feɪnt ɔːr tʃɪl ɪz ˈvɪzəbəl ˈɡrændli ənd ˈsɔːləmli æz huː hæθ wel dʌn wɜːrk wɪtʃ ʃæl rɪˈmeɪn hiː ˈmɑːrtʃɪz tuː hɪz rest/
Line 3
Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!
/lɪft ʌp ðaɪ ˈɡɔːrdʒəs ˈkɜːrtənz ðaʊ ɡreɪt skaɪ/
Line 4
That he may enter in.
/ðæt hiː meɪ ˈentər ɪn/
Line 5
Fall back, O clouds!
/fɔːl bæk oʊ klaʊdz/

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chill noun US /tʃɪl/

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

curtains noun US /ˈkɜːrtənz/

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”

draws noun US /drɔːz/

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading ““Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.”

fearless adjective US /ˈfɪrləs/

oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

gorgeous adjective US /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”

grandly adverb US /ˈɡrændli/

in a grand manner

From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

marches noun US /ˈmɑːrtʃɪz/

a region in central Italy

From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

solemnly adverb US /ˈsɔːləmli/

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Lift up verb + adjective

take and lift upward

In this reading “Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!”

Fall back verb + particle

fall backwards and down

In this reading “Fall back, O clouds!”

well done adverb + adjective

In this reading “In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.”

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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 “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

AttendverbUS /əˈtend/

be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Fall back, O clouds!

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

chillnounUS /tʃɪl/

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

drawsnounUS /drɔːz/

plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading That he may enter in.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

faintadjectiveUS /feɪnt/

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

FallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Fall back, O clouds!

fearlessadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrləs/

oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

grandlyadverbUS /ˈɡrændli/

in a grand manner

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

LiftverbUS /lɪft/

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

marchesnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪz/

a region in central Italy

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading That he may enter in.

NearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Fall back, O clouds!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That he may enter in.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Lift up thy gorgeous curtains, thou great sky!

visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

westnounUS /west/

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading “Now draws he to the west, and noble clouds Near to his royal person all the day Attend him to his chamber.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In his eye, His broad, full, fearless eye, no faint or chill Is visible; grandly and solemnly, As who hath well done work which shall remain, He marches to his rest.

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