Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Poems, 1916-1918
Poems, 1916-1918

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918 is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Francis Brett Young • Curated US English Learning Edition
Cover illustration for Poems, 1916-1918
Context Illustration Reading 1/58 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."
Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."
Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."
the above errata have been applied to this etext
The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Poems, 1916-1918

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918 is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."
Line 2
Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."
Line 3
Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."
Line 4
the above errata have been applied to this etext
Line 5
The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

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.

Belles noun US /belz/

plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bridges noun US /ˈbrɪdʒəz/

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conspiracy noun US /kənˈspɪrəsi/

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodall noun US /ˈɡʊdɔːl/

English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)

From this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Libyan noun US /ˈlɪbiːən/

a native or inhabitant of Libya

From this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lithe adjective US /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading “Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marred adjective US /mɑːrd/

blemished by injury or rough wear

From this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

thousand times noun + noun

by three orders of magnitude

In this reading “_Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."”

8,751 times in 225,867 chapters

All words in this reading · 71

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

13

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

From this reading Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."

Pending verification
17

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
26

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
32

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

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

Pending verification
46

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

From this reading Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."

Pending verification
70

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

From this reading Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."

Pending verification
9

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

From this reading Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."

Pending verification
AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
BellesnounUS /belz/

plural of “belle” — a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BRIDGESnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CriticaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EDYTH

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
ERRATA

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
etext

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

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Pending verification
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GOODALLnounUS /ˈɡʊdɔːl/

English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Lettres

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
LibyannounUS /ˈlɪbiːən/

a native or inhabitant of Libya

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Lybia

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

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

Pending verification
Lybian

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Pending verification
lythe

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

From this reading Page 46, line 9, _for_ "lythe" _read_ "lithe."

Pending verification
MARCHINGnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/

the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
marredadjectiveUS /mɑːrd/

blemished by injury or rough wear

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NovelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/

plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora curated lexicon
ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StudynounUS /ˈstʌdi/

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TANGAnoun

100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading the above errata have been applied to this etext

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tyrannousadjective

marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

From this reading Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tyrranous

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

From this reading Page 70, line 13, _for_ "tyrranous" _read_ "tyrannous."

Pending verification
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading The word "Lybia" was also on page 32, and was corrected as above.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Novels:_ _Poems:_ _Belles Lettres:_ ROBERT BRIDGES: A Critical Study MARCHING ON TANGA TO EDYTH GOODALL _Remember thus our sweet conspiracy: That I, having dreamed a lovely thing, with dull Words marred it--and you gave it back to me A thousand, thousand times more beautiful._ ERRATA Page 26, line 17, _for_ "Lybian" _read_ "Libyan."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918 by Francis Brett Young holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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.

What does chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918 contain?

Chapter 1 holds 292 sentences of Poems, 1916-1918, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918 by Francis Brett Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 292 sentences, grouped into 59 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of Poems, 1916-1918?

Work through the 59 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 59 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Poems, 1916-1918

Common questions about reading Poems, 1916-1918 by Francis Brett Young on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Poems, 1916-1918?

Yes. All 292 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40344 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Poems, 1916-1918 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40344, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Poems, 1916-1918 take to read?

About 24 minutes of reading across 59 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Poems, 1916-1918 section by section

How to work through Poems, 1916-1918 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 1 chapters of Poems, 1916-1918 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Poems, 1916-1918

Words and structures a reader meets early in Poems, 1916-1918, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Novels
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems, 1916-1918; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Poems
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems, 1916-1918; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Belles
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems, 1916-1918; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lettres
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Poems, 1916-1918; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.