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Poems: Household Edition
Poems: Household Edition

Chapter III

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THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.
I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.
Enchanters!
Enchantresses!
Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.
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Poems: Household Edition

Chapter III

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

Line 1
THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.
Line 2
I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.
Line 3
Enchanters!
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Enchantresses!
Line 5
Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.”

Prosperous adjective US /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading “THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.”

All words in this reading · 52

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

beautiful

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

cannot

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

Enchanters

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From this reading Enchanters!

Enchantresses

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From this reading Enchantresses!

everywhere

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

eyeballs

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

eyes

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

face

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

galls

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

glass

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

god

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

gold

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

grounds

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

lies

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

makes

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

masterful

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

meet

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

mist

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

More

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

neck

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

off

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

PARK

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/

successful and without serious problems

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

proudly

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

rolls

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

seat

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

seem

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

shake

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From this reading I cannot shake off the god; On my neck he makes his seat; I look at my face in the glass,-- My eyes his eyeballs meet.

softly

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

wear

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

wise

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From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

yoke

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From this reading THE PARK The prosperous and beautiful To me seem not to wear The yoke of conscience masterful, Which galls me everywhere.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.