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Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5

Chapter X

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_R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.
_D._ I am happy to have inspired it.
It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.
If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.
Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.
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Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.
Line 2
_D._ I am happy to have inspired it.
/diː aɪ æm ˈhæpi tuː hæv ˌɪnˈspaɪərd ɪt/
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It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.
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If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.
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Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Agreed adjective US /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading “It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.”

consolation noun US /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading “It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.”

distress noun US /dɪˈstres/

psychological suffering

From this reading “It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.”

Frederick noun US /ˈfredrɪk/

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading “If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.”

inspired adjective US /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading “_D._ I am happy to have inspired it.”

Milan noun US /məˈlɑːn/

the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages

From this reading “If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.”

prepared adjective US /priˈperd/

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading “Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.”

serve verb US /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading “_R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

great desire adjective + noun

In this reading “_R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

2100

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

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

AgreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _D._ I am happy to have inspired it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

consolationnounUS /ˌkɑːnsəˈleɪʃən/

the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading _D._ I am happy to have inspired it.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

distressnounUS /dɪˈstres/

psychological suffering

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

FredericknounUS /ˈfredrɪk/

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _D._ I am happy to have inspired it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/

being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods

From this reading _D._ I am happy to have inspired it.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _D._ I am happy to have inspired it.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

ladyshipnoun

a title used to address any peeress except a duchess

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

MilannounUS /məˈlɑːn/

the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Only your ladyship must be prepared To lose him.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

serveverbUS /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

to-morrow

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

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

to-night

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

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It comes to me as a sort of consolation In my distress— _R._ Agreed then that to-night 2100 We watch.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading If nothing come of that, to-morrow Frederick is sent to Milan with my letter.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _R._ Your ladyship knows not the great desire I have felt to serve her.

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