Chapter 4 of The Blue Poetry Book: 7th. Ed. is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Blue Poetry Book: 7th. Ed. is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'There pass'd a weary time. Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye. A weary time! A weary time! How glazed each weary eye!
Chapter 4 of The Blue Poetry Book: 7th. Ed. is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the organ of sight
From this reading “Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.”
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading “Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “'There pass'd a weary time.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “'There pass'd a weary time.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'There pass'd a weary time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
the organ of sight
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
(used of eyes) lacking liveliness
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading How glazed each weary eye!
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From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There pass'd a weary time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'There pass'd a weary time.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading 'There pass'd a weary time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each throat Was parch'd, and glazed each eye.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading 'There pass'd a weary time.
Chapter 4 of The Blue Poetry Book: 7th. Ed. by Andrew [Editor] Lang holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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.
Chapter 4 holds 37 sentences of The Blue Poetry Book: 7th. Ed., unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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