Chapter 24 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COREY. 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you. GARDNER. Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out. Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
Chapter 24 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 558 sentences across 112 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.”
excessive intolerance of opposing views
From this reading “Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.”
try to manage without help
From this reading “Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.”
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading “GARDNER.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.”
comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.”
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading “Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COREY.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
excessive intolerance of opposing views
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
try to manage without help
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)
From this reading GARDNER.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
express in words
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
up to a particular time
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading Say something; say enough to fend off death Till this tornado of fanaticism Blows itself out.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'T is but to drown, And have the weight of all the seas upon you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me come in between you And your severer self, with my plain sense; Do not be obstinate.
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