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Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1836. The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood. 1793.] [Variant 101: 1836. All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading “[Variant 101: 1836.”
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.”
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From this reading [Variant 101: 1836.
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From this reading 1793.]
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From this reading 1836.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
(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 All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
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From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
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From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
throughout a period of time
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
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From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
the state of being asleep
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
take without the owner's consent
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
not in physical motion
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
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From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading [Variant 101: 1836.
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From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading All air is, as the sleeping water, still, List'ning th' aëreal music of the hill, 1793.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
plural of “wreath” — flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
but in spite of that
From this reading The scene is waken'd, yet its peace unbroke, By silver'd wreaths of quiet charcoal smoke, That, o'er the ruins of the fallen wood, Steal down the hills, and spread along the flood.
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