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Selected Poems of Francis Thompson
Selected Poems of Francis Thompson

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Selected Poems of Francis Thompson is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.
LTD.
BURNS AND OATES LTD.
Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.
POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Selected Poems of Francis Thompson

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Selected Poems of Francis Thompson is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.
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LTD.
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BURNS AND OATES LTD.
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Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.
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POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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Biographical adjective US /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading “With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.”

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Essex noun US /ˈesɪks/

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading “Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.”

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Foretelling noun US /fɔːrˈtelɪŋ/

a statement made about the future

From this reading “POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31”

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Mirage noun US /mərˈɑːʒ/

an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

From this reading “POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31”

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oates noun US /oʊts/

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

From this reading “BURNS AND OATES LTD.”

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Omen noun US /ˈoʊmən/

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading “POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Poppy noun US /ˈpɑːpi/

annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading “POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31”

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Viola noun US /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading “POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31”

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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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 With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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Anchoritenoun

one retired from society for religious reasons

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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BiographicaladjectiveUS /ˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl/

of or relating to or being biography

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BURNSnounUS /bɜːrnz/

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

From this reading BURNS AND OATES LTD.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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Child-Woman

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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CHILDRENnounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
EssexnounUS /ˈesɪks/

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ExnounUS /eks/

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ForetellingnounUS /fɔːrˈtelɪŋ/

a statement made about the future

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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Godchildnoun

an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HusbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Infantium

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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KissnounUS /kɪs/

the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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LTD

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From this reading LTD.

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MakingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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METHUEN

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From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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Meynell

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From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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MiragenounUS /mərˈɑːʒ/

an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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Monica

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From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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Mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
NotenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OATESnounUS /oʊts/

English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)

From this reading BURNS AND OATES LTD.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OmennounUS /ˈoʊmən/

a sign of something about to happen

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OrchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OrenounUS /ɔːr/

a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
POEMSnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PoetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PoppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/

annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

the act of doing or performing again

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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SISTERnounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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SONGSnounUS /sɔːŋz/

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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ThoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

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

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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VersesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/

plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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ViolanounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading POEMS ON CHILDREN Daisy 1 The Poppy 3 To Monica Thought Dying 6 The Making of Viola 9 To my Godchild 12 Ex Ore Infantium 14 From SISTER SONGS A Child's Kiss 16 Poet and Anchorite 20 The Omen 22 The Mirage 24 The Child-Woman 26 To a Child heard repeating her Mother's Verses 28 A Foretelling of the Child's Husband 31

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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 Essex Street Orchard Street W.C. W.

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Wilfrid

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

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With a Biographical Note by Wilfrid Meynell METHUEN AND CO.

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