Chapter 14 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A mild morning. William worked at the Cuckoo poem.... At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard. William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards. W. repeated the poem to me.
Chapter 14 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 2 is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.”
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading “William worked at the Cuckoo poem....”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.”
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “"A mild morning.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “William worked at the Cuckoo poem....”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “William worked at the Cuckoo poem....”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A mild morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
the act of closing something
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading "A mild morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "A mild morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
recurring again and again
From this reading W. repeated the poem to me.
be seated
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. repeated the poem to me.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading William came to me, and walked backwards and forwards.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At the closing in of day, went to sit in the orchard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading William worked at the Cuckoo poem....
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