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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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[110] 1837.
--O welcome to the viewless breeze!
'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.
Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.
Ere she had reached ...
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[110] 1837.
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--O welcome to the viewless breeze!
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'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.
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Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.
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Ere she had reached ...
/er ʃiː hæd riːtʃt/

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acceptable adjective US /ækˈseptəbəl/

worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

fraught adjective US /frɔːt/

marked by distress

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

instantaneous adjective US /ˌɪnstənˈtæniəs/

occurring with no delay

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

rustic adjective US /ˈrʌstɪk/

characteristic of rural life

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

soothed verb US /suːðd/

past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading “Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.”

stealing noun US /ˈstiːlɪŋ/

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

sympathies noun US /ˈsɪmpəθiz/

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

yon adjective US /jɑːn/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading “'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.”

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110

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From this reading [110] 1837.

1815

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From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

1827

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From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

1837

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From this reading [110] 1837.

acceptableadjectiveUS /ækˈseptəbəl/

worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

breezenounUS /briːz/

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

ComesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

EreconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

fraughtadjectiveUS /frɔːt/

marked by distress

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Ere she had reached ...

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

instantaneousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnstənˈtæniəs/

occurring with no delay

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

kindlier

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From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/

characteristic of rural life

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

ShedverbUS /ʃed/

get rid of

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

soothedverbUS /suːðd/

past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

stealingnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

Sufferer's

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

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

sympathiesnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθiz/

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

TisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

viewlessadjective

not having or expressing opinions or views

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading --O welcome to the viewless breeze!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet is she soothed: the viewless breeze Comes fraught with kindlier sympathies: Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1827.

yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading 'Tis fraught with acceptable feeling, And instantaneous sympathies Into the Sufferer's bosom stealing;-- Ere she hath reached yon rustic Shed 1815.

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