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Selections from Five English Poets

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!
I fear thy skinny hand!
225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!
230 This body dropped not down.
"Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
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Selections from Five English Poets

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Selections from Five English Poets is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!
Line 2
I fear thy skinny hand!
/aɪ fɪr ðaɪ ˈskɪni hænd/
Line 3
225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!
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230 This body dropped not down.
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"Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!
/əˈloʊn əˈloʊn ɔːl ɔːl əˈloʊn əˈloʊn ɑːn ə waɪd waɪd siː/

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ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

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

From this reading “"I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!”

brown noun US /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!”

glittering adjective US /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading “225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!”

lank adjective US /læŋk/

long and thin and often limp

From this reading “225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!”

Mariner noun US /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading “"I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!”

ribbed adjective US /rɪbd/

furnished or strengthened with ribs

From this reading “225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!”

skinny adjective US /ˈskɪni/

being very thin

From this reading “I fear thy skinny hand!”

wide adjective US /waɪd/

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

From this reading “"Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!”

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225

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From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

230

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

From this reading 230 This body dropped not down.

35

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From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

36

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From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

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 "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

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

From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

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

From this reading 230 This body dropped not down.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 230 This body dropped not down.

droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading 230 This body dropped not down.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I fear thy skinny hand!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

lankadjectiveUS /læŋk/

long and thin and often limp

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

MarinernounUS /ˈmerənər/

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

ribbedadjectiveUS /rɪbd/

furnished or strengthened with ribs

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

seanounUS /siː/

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

From this reading "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

sea-sand

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

skinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/

being very thin

From this reading I fear thy skinny hand!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading "I fear thee,[35] ancient Mariner!

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading 230 This body dropped not down.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading I fear thy skinny hand!

Wedding-Guest

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

From this reading 225 And thou art long, and lank, and brown,[36] As is the ribbed sea-sand, "I fear thee and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown."-- "Fear not, fear not, thou Wedding-Guest!

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

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

From this reading "Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea!

Chapter 5 of Selections from Five English Poets by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)[Editor] Litchfield holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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