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The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5
The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]
[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.
The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]
[Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.
Every particular was exactly as I have related....
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]
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[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.
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The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]
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[Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.
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Every particular was exactly as I have related....
/ˈevəri pərˈtɪkjələr wɑːz ɪɡˈzæktli æz aɪ hæv rɪˈleɪtɪd/

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beck noun US /bek/

a beckoning gesture

From this reading “[Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]”

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churchyard noun US /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

From this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

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notably adverb US /ˈnoʊtəbli/

especially; in particular

From this reading “[Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]”

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poet's noun US /ˈpoʊəts/

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

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reaches noun US /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

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rebuilt verb US /riˈbɪlt/

inflected form of “rebuild” — build again

From this reading “The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]”

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rector noun US /ˈrektər/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading “The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]”

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Wordsworth noun US /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading “[Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

opposite wall adjective + noun

In this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

1,432 times in 426,211 chapters
young woman adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “[Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.”

30,593 times in 426,211 chapters
into the churchyard preposition + article + noun counted as “into … churchyard”

In this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

360 times in 426,211 chapters
stone seat noun + noun

In this reading “[Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.”

343 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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becknounUS /bek/

a beckoning gesture

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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EDnounUS /ed/

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

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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entrance-gate

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From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every particular was exactly as I have related....

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exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Every particular was exactly as I have related....

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fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/

a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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Ghyll

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From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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HW

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From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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HX

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From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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HY

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From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Every particular was exactly as I have related....

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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notablyadverbUS /ˈnoʊtəbli/

especially; in particular

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Every particular was exactly as I have related....

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pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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poet'snounUS /ˈpoʊəts/

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/

plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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rebuiltverbUS /riˈbɪlt/

inflected form of “rebuild” — build again

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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rectornounUS /ˈrektər/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading Every particular was exactly as I have related....

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replacedverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪst/

past form of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading The old wall was rebuilt by the late rector, but the seat was not replaced.--ED.]

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seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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southnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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supposedadjectiveUS /səˈpoʊzd/

required or under orders

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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TonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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wallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading [Footnote HX: This "long stone seat" (now a thing of the past) was fixed to the wall on the left of the south entrance-gate into the churchyard; and not--as might have been supposed--on the opposite wall, which reaches from the entrance-gate to the poet's grave.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading [Footnote HW: As is notably the case with the beck in Tongue Ghyll.--ED.]

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womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading [Footnote HY: "The story was told to Mrs. Wordsworth and my sister, by the sister of this unhappy young woman.

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Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5

Common questions about reading The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 by William Wordsworth on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5?

Yes. All 5542 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56361 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56361, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 take to read?

About 461 minutes of reading across 1109 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 section by section

How to work through The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 5, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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