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Chapter I

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London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!
Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.
Safety III.
The Dead IV.
The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.
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Selected Poems

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Selected Poems is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!
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Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.
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Safety III.
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The Dead IV.
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The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.
/ðə ded viː ðə ˈsoʊldʒər deɪ ðæt aɪ hæv lʌvd ˈtendərli deɪ ðæt aɪ hæv lʌvd aɪ kloʊs jɔːr aɪz ənd smuːð jɔːr ˈkwaɪət braʊ ənd foʊld jɔːr θɪn ded hændz/

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fold noun US /foʊld/

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

From this reading “The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.”

Jackson noun US /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading “London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!”

Psychical adjective US /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/

affecting or influenced by the human mind

From this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

Research noun US /riˈsɜːrtʃ/

systematic investigation to establish facts

Retrospect noun US /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

Sonnet noun US /ˈsɑːnɪt/

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading “London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!”

Tahiti noun US /təˈhiːti/

an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

From this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

Wonders noun US /ˈwʌndərz/

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

Human Body adjective + noun

alternative names for the body of a human being

In this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

Suggested by verb + particle counted as “suggest by”

In this reading “Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.”

All words in this reading · 102

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1914

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From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

3

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From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

AdamnounUS /ˈædəm/

(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

BestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

BlameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

BodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

brownounUS /braʊ/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

BusyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

Chilterns

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

CloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

DeadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The Dead IV.

DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

Dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

DustverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

FishnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

foldnounUS /foʊld/

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

FuneralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Grantchester

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From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

Hauntings

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From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

HeartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

HillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

Hippopotamus-Goddess

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

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Safety III.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Dead IV.

JacksonnounUS /ˈdʒæksən/

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Kindlinessnoun

friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

LovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

LovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Ltd

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From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Menelausnoun

(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Mutabilitynoun

the quality of being capable of mutation

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

PraisenounUS /preɪz/

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

ProceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

PsychicaladjectiveUS /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/

affecting or influenced by the human mind

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

ResearchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/

systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

RetrospectnounUS /ˈretrəspekt/

contemplation of things past

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

SafetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading Safety III.

SecondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

ShapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Sidgwick

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From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

Smet-Smet

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From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

SoldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

SonnetnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪt/

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

St

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From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

SuggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

TahitinounUS /təˈhiːti/

an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

TeanounUS /tiː/

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

TenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/

with tenderness; in a tender manner

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

ThoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

Tiare

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From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

TownnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

TreasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

Vicaragenoun

an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

VoicenounUS /vɔɪs/

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

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading London Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. 3 Adam St., W.C. Day that I have Loved On the Death of Smet-Smet, the Hippopotamus-Goddess Second Best The Hill Sonnet ("Oh!

WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

WondersnounUS /ˈwʌndərz/

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Dead V. The Soldier *Day that I have Loved* Tenderly, day that I have loved, I close your eyes, And smooth your quiet brow, and fold your thin dead hands.

YouthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Death will find me") Dust Song Kindliness The Voice Menelaus and Helen The Jolly Company Thoughts on the Shape of the Human Body Town and Country The Fish Dining-room Tea The Old Vicarage, Grantchester The Funeral of Youth Beauty and Beauty The Chilterns Love The Busy Heart He Wonders Whether to Praise or Blame Her Hauntings One Day Sonnet (_Suggested by some of the Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research_) Clouds Mutability Heaven Tiare Tahiti Retrospect The Great Lover The Treasure 1914: I. Peace II.

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