Chapter 31 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
he hears not when I call! A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around! In pity come! be to my suffering kind! True love, they say, in grief doth more abound! What then--when one is blind?
Chapter 31 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading “True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!”
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “he hears not when I call!”
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading “A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “In pity come! be to my suffering kind!”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading What then--when one is blind?
any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading he hears not when I call!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
an old form of “does”
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading he hears not when I call!
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading he hears not when I call!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading he hears not when I call!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What then--when one is blind?
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
a condition requiring relief
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading he hears not when I call!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What then--when one is blind?
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
express in words
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
a state of acute pain
From this reading In pity come! be to my suffering kind!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What then--when one is blind?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True love, they say, in grief doth more abound!
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading A branch of ivy, dying on the ground, I need some bough to twine around!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then--when one is blind?
at the time that
From this reading he hears not when I call!
Chapter 31 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 31 holds 442 sentences of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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