Chapter 6 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Variant 6: 1805. ... bare ... 1800.] [Variant 7: 1836. He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
Chapter 6 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “... bare ...”
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
emanating from God
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!”
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading “[Variant 6: 1805.”
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From this reading 1800.]
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From this reading [Variant 6: 1805.
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From this reading [Variant 7: 1836.
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From this reading [Variant 6: 1805.
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From this reading [Variant 7: 1836.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
completely unclothed
From this reading ... bare ...
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
emanating from God
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
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From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
plural of “hue” — the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading He spake of plants divine and strange That ev'ry day their blossoms change, Ten thousand lovely hues!
an event that departs from expectations
From this reading [Variant 6: 1805.
Chapter 6 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 by William Wordsworth holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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