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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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[A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.
204.--ED.
"HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."
In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.
In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.
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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 4 is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.
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204.--ED.
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"HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."
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In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.
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In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

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Compare verb US /kəmˈper/

examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading “[A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.”

dedicated adjective US /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading “"HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."”

editions noun US /ɪˈdɪʃənz/

plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading “In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.”

ending noun US /ˈendɪŋ/

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading “In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.”

Greece noun US /ɡriːs/

a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

From this reading “[A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.”

Sketches noun US /ˈsketʃəz/

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading “[A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.”

Sonnets noun US /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading “"HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."”

Turkey noun US /ˈtɜːrki/

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

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1811

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From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

1815

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From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

204

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From this reading 204.--ED.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

Aubrey

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From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

chapnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

CLAIMSnounUS /kleɪmz/

plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

CompareverbUS /kəmˈper/

examine and note the similarities or differences of

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

ComposedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpoʊzd/

serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

ConclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

datenounUS /deɪt/

the specified day of the month

From this reading In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

EDnounUS /ed/

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading 204.--ED.

editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

editionsnounUS /ɪˈdɪʃənz/

plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

GreecenounUS /ɡriːs/

a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading In all editions it was headed by the date _1811_.--ED.

HEREadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

IncludedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdəd/

enclosed in the same envelope or package

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

LEASTadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

PAUSEnounUS /pɔːz/

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

PicturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

POETnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

PRAISEnounUS /preɪz/

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

PublishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

SketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/

plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

SonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "HERE PAUSE: THE POET CLAIMS AT LEAST THIS PRAISE" Composed 1811.--Published 1815 Included among the "Sonnets dedicated to Liberty."

TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

Vere's

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From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

viiinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

vol

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

From this reading [A] Compare Aubrey de Vere's _Picturesque Sketches of Greece and Turkey_, vol. i. chap. viii. p.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In 1815 it was called _Conclusion_, as ending this series of poems in that edition.

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