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Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets — Volume V
Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets — Volume V

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets — Volume V is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Algernon Charles Swinburne • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?
A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.
I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).
II.
SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets — Volume V

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets — Volume V is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?
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A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.
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I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).
/aɪ ˈpoʊəmz ənd ˈbælədz fɜːrst ˈsɪriz/
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II.
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SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.
/sɔːŋz bɪˈfɔːr ˈsʌnraɪz ənd sɔːŋz ʌv tuː ˈneɪʃənz/

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Athens noun US /ˈæθənz/

the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)

From this reading “Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?”

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ballads noun US /ˈbælədz/

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading “I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).”

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Comparisons noun US /kəmˈperəsənz/

plural of “comparison” — the act of examining resemblances

From this reading “Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?”

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Hugo noun US /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading “Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?”

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Ode noun US /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading “Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?”

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Poetical adjective US /poʊˈetɪkəl/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading “A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.”

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sonnets noun US /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading “A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.”

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Stuart noun US /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading “Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?”

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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 Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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Adieux

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From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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Algernon

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From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/

the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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BALLADSnounUS /ˈbælədz/

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).

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BattlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.

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CENTURYnounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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Child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/

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

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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CollectedadjectiveUS /kəˈlektəd/

brought together in one place

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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ComparisonsnounUS /kəmˈperəsənz/

plural of “comparison” — the act of examining resemblances

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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DeathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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DRAMATICadjectiveUS /drəˈmætɪk/

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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EdwardnounUS /ˈedwərd/

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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EightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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ENGLISHnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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ETC

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From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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Euthanatos

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From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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FutureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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HEPTALOGIA

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From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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Herse

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From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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HugonounUS /ˈhjuːɡoʊ/

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).

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IInoun

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

From this reading II.

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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LaughternounUS /ˈlæftər/

the sound of laughing

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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LinesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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Marie

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From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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NATIONSnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.

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OdenounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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PitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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POEMSnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

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

From this reading I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).

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PoeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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POETSnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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ROUNDELS

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From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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SaltnounUS /sɔːlt/

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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SeriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).

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SevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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SONGnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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SONGSnounUS /sɔːŋz/

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

From this reading SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.

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SONNETSnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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StatuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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StuartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/

United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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STUDIESnounUS /ˈstʌdiz/

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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SunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/

the first light of day

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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Swinburnenoun

English poet (1837-1909)

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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TakenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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ThanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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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 Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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Trelawny

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TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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TWOnounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.

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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 A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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VictornounUS /ˈvɪktər/

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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Vol

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From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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WorksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading A Child's Pity A Child's Laughter A Child's Thanks A Child's Battles A Child's Future Sunrise Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.

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YearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Athens: An Ode The Statue of Victor Hugo Euthanatos First and Last Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny Adieux a Marie Stuart Herse Twins The Salt of the Earth Seven Years Old Eight Years Old Comparisons What is Death?

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