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Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 1

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.
Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.
Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.
Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.
Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!
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Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 1

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.
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Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.
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Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.
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Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.
/æsk ðaɪ hɑːrt ɪn ðə ˈwɪldərnəs ɪf ðæt ˈθʌndər hɜːrd rɪˈmoʊt biː frʌm klaʊd ɔːr ˈkætərækt ənd er ɪt kæn rɪˈplaɪ ɪt meɪ ˈʃʌdər æt ðə ˈʃʌdərɪŋ mʊr ənd jɔːr fleʃ kriːp əˈpɑːn jɔːr boʊnz æz ðə ˈheðər siːmz tuː kriːp ɑːn ðə bent wɪð ðə ɑː ʌv ə ˈpæsɪŋ ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
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Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

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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.

cataract noun US /ˈkætərækt/

an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

From this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

dwells verb US /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading “Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.”

earthquake noun US /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

From this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

heather noun US /ˈheðər/

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

lull verb US /lʌl/

calm by deception

From this reading “Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!”

rainbow noun US /ˈreɪnboʊ/

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading “Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.”

shuddering adjective US /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/

shaking convulsively or violently

From this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

span noun US /spæn/

the complete duration of something

From this reading “Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.”

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.

thousand times noun + noun

by three orders of magnitude

In this reading “Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.”

shudder at verb + particle

In this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

in the wilderness preposition + article + noun counted as “in … wilderness”

In this reading “Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.”

for ever preposition + adverb

In this reading “Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.”

in peace preposition + noun

In this reading “Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

AskverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

awenounUS /ɑː/

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

bentnounUS /bent/

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

bonesnounUS /boʊnz/

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

cataractnounUS /ˈkætərækt/

an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

cloudverbUS /klaʊd/

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

creepverbUS /kriːp/

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

deliververbUS /dɪˈlɪvər/

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

denyverbUS /dɪˈnaɪ/

declare untrue; contradict

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

dreadnounUS /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

dwellsverbUS /dwelz/

third-person singular of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

EnjoyverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/

derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

enthroned

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

excellentadjectiveUS /ˈeksələnt/

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/

well known or easily recognized

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

fleshnounUS /fleʃ/

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

glennounUS /ɡlen/

a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

gloomnounUS /ɡluːm/

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

heathernounUS /ˈheðər/

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

lullverbUS /lʌl/

calm by deception

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

moorverbUS /mʊr/

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

mornnounUS /mɔːrn/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

profounder

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

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

pupilage

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/

located far away spatially

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

sea-mew

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From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/

shake, as from cold

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/

shaking convulsively or violently

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

sightsnounUS /saɪts/

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

skiesnounUS /skaɪz/

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

soundsnounUS /saʊndz/

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

spannounUS /spæn/

the complete duration of something

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

sublimeadjectiveUS /səˈblaɪm/

inspiring awe

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

thyself

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

wavesnounUS /weɪvz/

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 Let the sea-mew be thy guide up the glen, if thy delight be in peace profounder than ever sat with her on the lull of summer waves!

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading Ask thy heart in the wilderness if that "thunder, heard remote," be from cloud or cataract; and ere it can reply, it may shudder at the shuddering moor, and your flesh creep upon your bones, as the heather seems to creep on the bent, with the awe of a passing earthquake.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

withouten

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

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Enjoy thy pupilage, as we enjoyed ours, and deliver thyself up withouten dread, or with a holy dread, to the gloom of woods, where night for ever dwells--to the glory of skies, where morn seems enthroned for ever.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Coming and going a thousand and a thousand times, yet, in its familiar beauty, ever new as a dream--let thy soul span the heavens with the rainbow.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading We do not deny, excellent youth, that to your eyes and ears beautiful and sublime are the sights and sounds of Nature--and of Art her Angel.

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