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The Bells, and Other Poems
The Bells, and Other Poems

Chapter I

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_The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!
I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!
While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bells, and Other Poems

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Bells, and Other Poems is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!
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I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!
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What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
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How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!
Line 5
While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

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.

Coliseum noun US /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

crystalline adjective US /ˈkrɪstəlaɪn/

consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

From this reading “While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.”

Dreamland noun US /ˈdriːmlænd/

a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

Eldorado noun US /ˌeldərˈɑːdoʊ/

an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers

musically adverb US /ˈmjuːzɪkli/

in a musical manner

From this reading “While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.”

tinkle noun US /ˈtɪŋkəl/

a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

From this reading “How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!”

tinkling adjective US /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/

like the short high ringing sound of a small bell

From this reading “While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.”

Unrest noun US /ənˈrest/

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

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.

Silver bells noun + noun counted as “silver bell”

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers

In this reading “I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!”

icy air adjective + noun

In this reading “How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!”

Evening Star noun + noun

a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky

In this reading “I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!”

bridal day adjective + noun

In this reading “I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!”

Happiest Day adjective + noun counted as “happy day”

In this reading “I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!”

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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 _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Aaraaf

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

AlnounUS /æl/

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

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 While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

Annabel

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Annie

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

BalladnounUS /ˈbæləd/

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

BellsnounUS /belz/

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

bowersnounUS /ˈbaʊərz/

plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

BridaladjectiveUS /ˈbraɪdəl/

of or relating to a wedding

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/

of or relating to or supporting Catholicism

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

ColiseumnounUS /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

ConquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

crystallineadjectiveUS /ˈkrɪstəlaɪn/

consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

DeadadjectiveUS /ded/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

DreamlandnounUS /ˈdriːmlænd/

a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

DreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

EldoradonounUS /ˌeldərˈɑːdoʊ/

an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Eulalie

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From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

EveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Fairy-land

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From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

foretells

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From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

HappiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

HauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

HearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

HournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

How

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From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

HymnnounUS /hɪm/

a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

Israfel

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From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

jinglingadjective

having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

KeepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

LnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

LakenounUS /leɪk/

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

LeenounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Lenore

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From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

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 I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

merrimentnoun

a gay feeling

From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

musicallyadverbUS /ˈmjuːzɪkli/

in a musical manner

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

oversprinkle

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From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

PalacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

RavenverbUS /ˈreɪvən/

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

rhymenounUS /raɪm/

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

RomancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Runicadjective

relating to or consisting of runes

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

SnounUS /es/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

SciencenounUS /ˈsaɪəns/

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

SeanounUS /siː/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

seemverbUS /siːm/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

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 I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

sledges

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From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

SleepernounUS /ˈsliːpər/

a rester who is sleeping

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

SongnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

SonnetnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪt/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

SpiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

StanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/

plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

StarnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

starsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

Tamerlanenoun

Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

theepronounUS /ðiː/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

tinklenounUS /ˈtɪŋkəl/

a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell

From this reading How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night!

tinklingadjectiveUS /ˈtɪŋkəlɪŋ/

like the short high ringing sound of a small bell

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

tintinabulation

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

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

Ulalume

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

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

UnrestnounUS /ənˈrest/

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

wellsnounUS /welz/

prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

whereat

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From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading While the stars, that oversprinkle All the heavens, seem to twinkle With a crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort if Runic rhyme, To the tintinabulation that so musically wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells,-- From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

WormnounUS /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

writernounUS /ˈraɪtər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading _The Bells_ _Eulalie--A Song_ _Annabel Lee_ _Sonnet--Silence_ _The Raven_ _To one in Paradise_ _Lenore_ _Dreams_ _To Helen (I saw thee once--once only--years ago)_ _The Haunted Palace_ _A Dream within a Dream_ _The City in the Sea_ _To F----_ _The Sleeper_ _Ulalume_ _Romance_ _Sonnet--to Science_ _Eldorado_ _To M.---- (O!

Zante

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From this reading I care not that my earthly lot)_ _The Conqueror Worm_ _Sonnet--To Zante_ _To M. L. S.----_ _To the River----_ _A Dream_ _Al Aaraaf_ _To F----s S. O----d_ _Bridal Ballad_ _To my Mother_ _To Helen (Helen, thy beauty is to me)_ _The Valley of Unrest_ _The Lake--To----_ _The Happiest Day, the Happiest Hour_ _Catholic Hymn_ _To ---- ---- (Not long ago, the writer of these lines)_ _Evening Star_ _Stanzas_ _Spirits of the Dead_ _Israfel_ _Song (I saw thee on thy bridal day)_ _To---- (The bowers whereat, in dreams, I see)_ _Fairy-land_ _The Coliseum_ _Dreamland_ _For Annie_ _Alone_ _Tamerlane_ Hear the sledges with the bells-- Silver bells!

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