Chapter 10 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris': 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.' Ed.] [Footnote I: Thomson. See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
Chapter 10 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 3 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
From this reading “See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “[Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “[Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':”
more desirable than another
From this reading “'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'”
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “[Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':”
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading “[Footnote I: Thomson.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
From this reading See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
a large and stately mansion
From this reading See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
the first light of day
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Ed.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote I: Thomson.
inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
From this reading See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
more desirable than another
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
the season of growth
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
From this reading [Footnote I: Thomson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote H: Compare the second stanza of the 'Ode to Lycoris':
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading 'Then, Twilight is preferred to Dawn, And Autumn to the Spring.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading See the 'Castle of Indolence', canto I. stanza xv.--Ed.]
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