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Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series)

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.
"Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!
No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.
No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."
XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.
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Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series)

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 21/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 101–105

Line 1
XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.
Line 2
"Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!
/laɪ ðer hiː kraɪd fel ˈpaɪrət/
Line 3
No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.
Line 4
No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."
Line 5
XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

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.

accursed adjective US /ˌæˈkɜːrst/

under a curse

From this reading “No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."”

aghast adjective US /əˈɡæst/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading “No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.”

caverns noun US /ˈkævərnz/

plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space

From this reading “No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."”

destroying verb US /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading “No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.”

foes noun US /foʊz/

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading “XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.”

hinds noun US /haɪndz/

plural of “hind” — any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

From this reading “No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."”

pirate noun US /ˈpaɪrət/

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading “"Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!”

thrice adverb US /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading “No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."”

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330

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

335

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From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

340

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From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

55

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From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

56

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From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/

under a curse

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

Aruns

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

barknounUS /bɑːrk/

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

Campania's

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From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

cavernsnounUS /ˈkævərnz/

plural of “cavern” — any large dark enclosed space

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

crowdverbUS /kraʊd/

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

destroyingverbUS /dɪˈstrɔɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

flyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

foesnounUS /foʊz/

plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

Herminius

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

hindsnounUS /haɪndz/

plural of “hind” — any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

Horatius

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

Lartius

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/

the sound of laughing

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

Lausulus

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

LieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

Ocnus

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From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

Ostia's

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

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

RightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

sailverbUS /seɪl/

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

smote

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

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

spyverbUS /spaɪ/

catch sight of

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Lie there," he cried, "fell pirate!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading No more, aghast and pale, From Ostia's walls the crowd shall mark 335 The track of thy destroying bark.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading No more Campania's[55] hinds[56] shall fly To woods and caverns when they spy Thy thrice accursed sail."

XLnoun

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

From this reading XL Herminius smote down Aruns: Lartius laid Ocnus low: 330 Right to the heart of Lausulus Horatius sent a blow.

XLIadjective

being one more than forty

From this reading XLI But now no sound of laughter 340 Was heard among the foes.

Chapter 1 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson holds 308 sentences, grouped into 62 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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