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Roger Trewinion

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
--_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
It was a vain hope.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
/ðə vɔɪs ʌv ɡɑːd əˈloʊn əˈloʊn ɔːl ɔːl əˈloʊn əˈloʊn ɑːn ə waɪd waɪd siː/
Line 2
And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.
/ənd ˈnevər ə seɪnt tʊk ˈpɪti ɑːn maɪ soʊl ɪn ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Line 3
--_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.
/ðə ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈmerənər fɔːr ə jɪr aɪ seɪld ðə ˌmedətərˈeɪniən æz ə ˈkɑːmən ˈsiːmən/
Line 4
I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.
/aɪ θɔːt ɔːr ˈræðər aɪ hoʊpt ðæt baɪ hɑːrd wɜːrk ənd ˈmɪksɪŋ ɪn ðə səˈsaɪəti ʌv men huː hæd bɔːrn ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʌv ðə brʌnt ʌv laɪf bɪˈsaɪdz ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ ˈdɪfərənt taʊnz æt wɪtʃ wiː hæd tuː kɔːl əˈlɔːŋ ðə koʊst aɪ ʃʊd ˈbænɪʃ frʌm maɪ maɪnd wʌt bɪˈkeɪm mɔːr ənd mɔːr ˈterəbəl tuː miː/
Line 5
It was a vain hope.
/ɪt wɑːz ə veɪn hoʊp/

Learner Dictionary

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banish verb US /ˈbænɪʃ/

expel from a community or group

From this reading “I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.”

brunt noun US /brʌnt/

main force of a blow etc

From this reading “I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.”

Mariner noun US /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading “--_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.”

Mediterranean noun US /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading “--_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.”

mixing noun US /ˈmɪksɪŋ/

the act of mixing together

From this reading “I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.”

seaman noun US /ˈsiːmən/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading “--_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.”

towns noun US /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.”

visiting noun US /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading “I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

AncientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

banishverbUS /ˈbænɪʃ/

expel from a community or group

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

borneverbUS /bɔːrn/

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

bruntnounUS /brʌnt/

main force of a blow etc

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

coastnounUS /koʊst/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

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 THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It was a vain hope.

hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a vain hope.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

MediterraneannounUS /ˌmedətərˈeɪniən/

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

mixingnounUS /ˈmɪksɪŋ/

the act of mixing together

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

sailedverbUS /seɪld/

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

saintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

seamannounUS /ˈsiːmən/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And never a saint took pity on My soul in agony.

townsnounUS /taʊnz/

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading It was a vain hope.

visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

the activity of making visits

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

VOICEnounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a vain hope.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE VOICE OF GOD Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading I thought, or rather, I hoped, that by hard work and mixing in the society of men who had borne something of the brunt of life, besides visiting different towns at which we had to call along the coast, I should banish from my mind what became more and more terrible to me.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading --_The Ancient Mariner._ For a year I sailed the Mediterranean as a common seaman.

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