Chapter 1 of Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!" What noble knight was this? What words for modest maiden's ear? She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear. She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
Chapter 1 of Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I is here in full — 611 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 49/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 241–245
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feeling embarrassed due to modesty
From this reading “She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.”
plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
From this reading “She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.”
having made preparations
From this reading “She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “What words for modest maiden's ear?”
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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 She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
feeling embarrassed due to modesty
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
plural of “blush” — a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading What words for modest maiden's ear?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
having made preparations
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading What noble knight was this?
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What words for modest maiden's ear?
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading What words for modest maiden's ear?
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
impressive in appearance
From this reading What noble knight was this?
throughout a period of time
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
try to get or reach
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dropped a lowly courtesy of bashfulness and fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What noble knight was this?
a shaky motion
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What noble knight was this?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading For weary months in secret my heart has longed for thee!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What noble knight was this?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
the words that are spoken
From this reading What words for modest maiden's ear?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She lifted up her spinning-wheel; she fain would seek the door, Trembling in every limb, her cheek with blushes crimsoned o'er.
Chapter 1 of Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I by John Greenleaf Whittier holds 611 sentences, grouped into 123 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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