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The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2
The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.
What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?
Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?
For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.
The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.
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The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.
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What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?
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Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?
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For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.
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The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

Learner Dictionary

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Circled verb US /ˈsɜːrkəld/

past form of “circle” — travel around something

From this reading “Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?”

crowned adjective US /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading “For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.”

Departs verb US /dɪˈpɑːrts/

third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading “What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?”

Elysium noun US /ɪˈlɪziəm/

a place or condition of ideal happiness

From this reading “Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?”

posture noun US /ˈpɑːstʃər/

the arrangement of the body and its limbs

From this reading “What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?”

suffice verb US /səˈfaɪs/

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading “For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.”

Twill noun US /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading “For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.”

unloved adjective US /ənˈlʌvd/

not loved

From this reading “What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

Amphialus

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From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

and's

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From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

CircledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/

past form of “circle” — travel around something

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

crownedadjectiveUS /kraʊnd/

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

DepartsverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrts/

third-person singular of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

ElysiumnounUS /ɪˈlɪziəm/

a place or condition of ideal happiness

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

how

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From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

judgesnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/

a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

LiesnounUS /laɪz/

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

lovesnounUS /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

other's

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From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

Philoclea

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

Pirocles

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

posturenounUS /ˈpɑːstʃər/

the arrangement of the body and its limbs

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

sitsverbUS /sɪts/

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

Sophonisba

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Or how can that Elysium be Where I my mistress still must see Circled in other's arms?

sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

sufficeverbUS /səˈfaɪs/

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading The sweet Philoclea, since she died, Lies by her Pirocles his side, Not by Amphialus.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

TwillnounUS /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

unlovedadjectiveUS /ənˈlʌvd/

not loved

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

whatsoe'er

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From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading What posture can we think him in That, here unloved, again Departs, and's thither gone Where each sits by his own?

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For there the judges all are just, And Sophonisba must Be his whom she held dear, Not his who loved her here.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading For whatsoe'er they tell us here To make those sufferings dear, 'Twill there, I fear, be found That to the being crowned To have loved alone will not suffice, Unless we also have been wise And have our loves enjoyed.

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