Chapter 3 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD PEASANT. Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream? CATHLEEN. Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me. I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
Chapter 3 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?”
plural of “hovel” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.”
a country person
From this reading “THE OLD PEASANT.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.”
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.
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.”
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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 Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CATHLEEN.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
plural of “hovel” — small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD PEASANT.
a country person
From this reading THE OLD PEASANT.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD PEASANT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
too numerous to be counted
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading Ah, no, not that, A sad resolve wakes in me.
in or at the place that
From this reading I have heard A sound of wailing in unnumbered hovels, And I must go down, down, I know not where.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you do this, lady—did you see Your coffin in a dream?
Chapter 3 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 3 by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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