Chapter 7 of Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not. LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving? KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it. LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime. KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
Chapter 7 of Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?”
in a swift manner
From this reading “KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?”
direct one's course or way
From this reading “KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?”
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading “LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?”
an established custom
From this reading “LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading KING PHARAMOND A dream and a lie--and my death--and I love it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
in a swift manner
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
a special situation
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
direct one's course or way
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
an old form of “were”, used with “thou”
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
during the time that
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, while thou livedst what thing wert thou loving?
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading KING PHARAMOND What wilt thou have of me, for I wend away swiftly?
an established custom
From this reading LOVE Pharamond, do my bidding, as thy wont was aforetime.
but in spite of that
From this reading Be thou God, be thou Death, yet I love thee and dread not.
Chapter 7 of Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough by William Morris holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
Chapter 7 holds 320 sentences of Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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