Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more. Peace! Peace! Orestes-like I breathe this prayer! Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 47/1046 · 5 reading units · Lines 231–235
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!”
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Peace!”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!”
accept gladly
From this reading “Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
not any; not one
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace!
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Orestes-like I breathe this prayer!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care, And they complain no more.
accept gladly
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Descend with broad-winged flight, The welcome, the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night!
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