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Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Poems Household Edition is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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 · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Poems Household Edition is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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.
/ðə pɑːrk ðə ˈprɑːspərəs ənd ˈbjuːtəfəl tuː miː siːm nɑːt tuː wer ðə joʊk ʌv ˈkɑːnʃəns ˈmæstərfəl wɪtʃ ɡɔːlz miː ˈevriwer/
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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!
/enˈtʃæntərz/
Line 4
Enchantresses!
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Your gold makes you seem wise; The morning mist within your grounds More proudly rolls, more softly lies.
/jɔːr ɡoʊld meɪks juː siːm waɪz ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ mɪst wɪˈðɪn jɔːr ɡraʊndz mɔːr ˈpraʊdli roʊlz mɔːr ˈsɔːftli laɪz/

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Enchanters noun US /enˈtʃæntərz/

plural of “enchanter” — a sorcerer or magician

From this reading “Enchanters!”

eyeballs noun US /ˈaɪbɔːlz/

plural of “eyeball” — the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

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 noun US /ɡɔːlz/

plural of “gall” — an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

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

masterful adjective US /ˈmæstərfəl/

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

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

prosperous adjective US /ˈprɑːspərəs/

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

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 adverb US /ˈpraʊdli/

with pride; in a proud manner

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

rolls noun US /roʊlz/

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

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

yoke noun US /joʊk/

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

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

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.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

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

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

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/

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

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

EnchantersnounUS /enˈtʃæntərz/

plural of “enchanter” — a sorcerer or magician

From this reading Enchanters!

Enchantresses

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

From this reading Enchantresses!

everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/

to or in any or all places

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

eyeballsnounUS /ˈaɪbɔːlz/

plural of “eyeball” — the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

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.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

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.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

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.

gallsnounUS /ɡɔːlz/

plural of “gall” — an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

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

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

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.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 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.

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

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

groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

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.

liesnounUS /laɪz/

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

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

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

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.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

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.

masterfuladjectiveUS /ˈmæstərfəl/

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

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.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

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.

mistverbUS /mɪst/

become covered with mist

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

MoreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

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

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

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.

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

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.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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.

PARKnounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

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 /ˈprɑːspərəs/

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

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

proudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/

with pride; in a proud manner

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

rollsnounUS /roʊlz/

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

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

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

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.

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

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

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

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.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

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.

wearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

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.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

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.

yokenounUS /joʊk/

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

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.

Chapter 3 of Poems Household Edition by Ralph Waldo Emerson holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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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