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Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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.

By John Greenleaf Whittier • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Context Illustration Reading 96/122 · 5 lines
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Come hither, come hither!
Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!
We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.
Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.
Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!
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Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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 96/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 476–480

Line 1
Come hither, come hither!
/kʌm ˈhɪðər kʌm ˈhɪðər/
Line 2
Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!
/kʌm frʌm ðə fɑːr lændz kʌm frʌm ðə stɑːr lændz kʌm æz bɪˈfɔːr/
Line 3
We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.
/wiː lɪvd lɔːŋ təˈɡeðər wiː lʌvd wʌn əˈnʌðər kʌm bæk tuː ˈaʊər laɪf/
Line 4
Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.
/kʌm ˈfɑːðər kʌm ˈmʌðər kʌm ˈsɪstər ənd ˈbrʌðər tʃaɪld ˈhʌzbənd ənd waɪf fɔːr juː wiː ɑːr ˈsaɪɪŋ/
Line 5
Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!
/kʌm teɪk jɔːr oʊld ˈpleɪsəz kʌm lʊk ɪn ˈaʊər ˈfeɪsəz ðə ded ɑːn ðə ˈdaɪɪŋ kʌm hoʊm/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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dying adjective US /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading “Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!”

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faces noun US /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!”

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hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “Come hither, come hither!”

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lands noun US /lændz/

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading “Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!”

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lived verb US /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.”

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places noun US /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!”

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sighing verb US /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.”

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star noun US /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading “Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

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backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

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brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come hither, come hither!

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deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

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fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

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hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading Come hither, come hither!

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homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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landsnounUS /lændz/

plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
starnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Come from the far lands, Come from the star lands, Come as before!

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We lived long together, We loved one another; Come back to our life.

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wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come father, come mother, Come sister and brother, Child, husband, and wife, For you we are sighing.

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Come take your old places, Come look in our faces, The dead on the dying, Come home!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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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