Chapter 10 of Poems — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Poems — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight. X —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen. XI —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
Chapter 10 of Poems — Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come to rest, settle
From this reading “In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “—The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.”
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading “—The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.”
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “—The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “—The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
to come to rest, settle
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
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From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
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From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
a unit of instruction
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
which person or people
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In floods her tender memories poured; They foamed with waves of spite: She crushed them, high her heart outsoared, To keep her mind alight.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading —The crawling creature, called in scorn A woman!—with this pen We sign a paper that may warn His crowing fellowmen.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading —We read them lesson of a power They slight who do us wrong.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading X
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading XI
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