Chapter 1 of Poems of Experience is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Poems of Experience is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land. BE NOT ATTACHED ‘Be not attached.’ So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’ Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free. But not for me, that knowledge.
Chapter 1 of Poems of Experience is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 37/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 181–185
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading “Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.”
being joined in close association
From this reading “BE NOT ATTACHED ‘Be not attached.’”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.”
past form of “menace” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.”
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.
form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
In this reading “Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
being joined in close association
From this reading BE NOT ATTACHED ‘Be not attached.’
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BE NOT ATTACHED ‘Be not attached.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not for me, that knowledge.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
a state of high honor
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading But not for me, that knowledge.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But not for me, that knowledge.
past form of “menace” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BE NOT ATTACHED ‘Be not attached.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
move upward
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
except for; apart from
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
try to get or reach
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
estrangement from god
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But not for me, that knowledge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Who sounds the waters of the deeper sea Must first draw up his anchor and go free.
which person or people
From this reading So runs the great command For those who seek to ‘know’ and ‘understand.’
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading England, awake! for dreaming now is sin; In all your ancient wisdom, rise to-day, And save the glory of your menaced land.
Chapter 1 of Poems of Experience by Ella Wheeler Wilcox holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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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