Chapter 5 of The Second Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Second Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm. I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love. They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth. I heard the stars sing low like mothers. He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
Chapter 5 of The Second Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.”
provide as food
From this reading “He said: "Now look, and help feed others."”
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I heard the stars sing low like mothers.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.”
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.”
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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 It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
(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 It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
the act of burning something
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
provide as food
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard the stars sing low like mothers.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I heard the stars sing low like mothers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I heard the stars sing low like mothers.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said: "Now look, and help feed others."
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
cut with a saw
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
deliver by singing
From this reading I heard the stars sing low like mothers.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sang that love to burning birth, They poured that music to the earth.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It went all through me like a shining storm: I saw inside me, it was light and warm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw deep under and I saw above, I saw the stars weighed down with love.
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