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Tales from Tennyson

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Tales from Tennyson is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.
Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.
Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:
"'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'
Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.
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Tales from Tennyson

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Tales from Tennyson is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.
/soʊ aɪ toʊld ɔːl ðə naɪts ənd wiː ˈfæstɪd ənd preɪd fɔːr ˈmeni wiːks/
Line 2
Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.
/ðen maɪ ˈsɪstər kʌt ɔːf ɔːl hɜːr lɔːŋ ˈstriːmɪŋ ˈsɪlkən her wɪtʃ juːzd tuː fɔːl tuː hɜːr fiːt ənd aʊt ʌv ɪt ˈbreɪdɪd ə strɔːŋ sɔːrd belt ənd wɪð ˈsɪlvər ənd ˈkrɪmzən θred ʃiː woʊv ˈɪntuː ɪt ə ˈkrɪmzən ɡreɪl ɪn ə ˈsɪlvər biːm/
Line 3
Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:
/ðen ʃiː baʊnd ɪt ɑːn ˈaʊər ˈbjuːtəfəl bɔɪ naɪt sɜːr ˈɡæləhæd ənd sed/
Line 4
"'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'
/maɪ naɪt ʌv ˈhevən ɡoʊ fɔːrθ fɔːr juː ʃæl siː wʌt aɪ hæv siːn ənd fɑːr ɪn ðə ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl ˈsɪti juː wɪl biː kraʊnd kɪŋ/
Line 5
Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

braided adjective US /ˈbreɪdɪd/

woven by (or as if by) braiding

From this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

crowned adjective US /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading “"'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'”

fasted verb US /ˈfæstɪd/

past form of “fast” — abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

From this reading “"So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.”

Galahad noun US /ˈɡæləhæd/

(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail

From this reading “Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:”

grail noun US /ɡreɪl/

the object of any prolonged endeavor

From this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

silken adjective US /ˈsɪlkən/

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

streaming adjective US /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

wove verb US /woʊv/

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

cut off verb + particle

make a break in

In this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

silken hair adjective + noun

In this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

crowned king adjective + noun

In this reading “"'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'”

go forth verb + particle

go away from a place

In this reading “"'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'”

many weeks adjective + noun counted as “many week”

In this reading “"So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.”

prayed for verb + particle counted as “pray for”

In this reading “"So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.”

with silver preposition + noun

In this reading “Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

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 "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

beamnounUS /biːm/

a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

beltnounUS /belt/

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

braidedadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪdɪd/

woven by (or as if by) braiding

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

crimsonadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmzən/

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

deathlessadjective

never dying

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

fastedverbUS /ˈfæstɪd/

past form of “fast” — abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

GalahadnounUS /ˈɡæləhæd/

(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

grailnounUS /ɡreɪl/

the object of any prolonged endeavor

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

knightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

knightsnounUS /naɪts/

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

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 Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

prayedverbUS /preɪd/

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Then she bound it on our beautiful boy knight, Sir Galahad, and said:

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

threadverbUS /θred/

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Then she sent the deathless passion of her eyes through him and he believed what she said.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "So I told all the knights and we fasted and prayed for many weeks.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

woveverbUS /woʊv/

inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving

From this reading Then my sister cut off all her long streaming silken hair which used to fall to her feet and out of it braided a strong sword belt and with silver and crimson thread she wove into it a crimson grail in a silver beam.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'My knight of heaven, go forth, for you shall see what I have seen and far in the spiritual city you will be crowned king.'

Chapter 4 of Tales from Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Chapter 4 holds 413 sentences of Tales from Tennyson, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

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How long does Tales from Tennyson take to read?

About 144 minutes of reading across 348 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Tales from Tennyson section by section

How to work through Tales from Tennyson section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 4 chapters of Tales from Tennyson to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Tales from Tennyson

Words and structures a reader meets early in Tales from Tennyson, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Editor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from Tennyson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tales
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from Tennyson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Longfellow
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from Tennyson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dickens'
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tales from Tennyson; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.