Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘How often I have wished to see you! When did you come? How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me. My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’ ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’”
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading “How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “‘How often I have wished to see you!”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “‘How often I have wished to see you!”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When did you come?
dearly loved
From this reading My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When did you come?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading My dear John, how glad I am to see you!’
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
many times at short intervals
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
Identical; not different.
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘You are the same as when I left, and this room is the same, too.’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
at the time that
From this reading When did you come?
in or at the place that
From this reading How well you remembered my habits to know where to find me.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘How often I have wished to see you!
Chapter 5 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 7 by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats 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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