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The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has

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Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:
"Would we were there, oh, would we were there!
Cold groweth eld about my heart.
Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"
Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.
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The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:
Line 2
"Would we were there, oh, would we were there!
/wʊd wiː wɜːr ðer oʊ wʊd wiː wɜːr ðer/
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Cold groweth eld about my heart.
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Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"
Line 5
Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

canst modal verb US /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"”

feeding noun US /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading “Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.”

folk noun US /foʊk/

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading “Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"”

meadows noun US /ˈmedoʊz/

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading “Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.”

moaned verb US /moʊnd/

past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading “Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:”

rowing noun US /ˈroʊɪŋ/

the act of rowing as a sport

From this reading “Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:”

strokes noun US /stroʊks/

plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading “Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:”

thither adverb US /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading “Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

ash-blades

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From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

canstmodal verbUS /kænst/

an old form of “can”, used with “thou”

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

ColdadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

eldnoun

a late time of life

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

folknounUS /foʊk/

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

groweth

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

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

Hallblithe

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

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

kinenoun

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

moanedverbUS /moʊnd/

past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Cold groweth eld about my heart.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Would we were there, oh, would we were there!

others

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

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

Raven's

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

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

rowers

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

rowingnounUS /ˈroʊɪŋ/

the act of rowing as a sport

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

SaidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Said Hallblithe: "There are none others come, but kine and horses are feeding down the meadows.

Sea-eagle

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

strokesnounUS /stroʊks/

plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Would we were there, oh, would we were there!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Would we were there, oh, would we were there!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Would we were there, oh, would we were there!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Raven's Son, thou art standing up; tell me if thou canst see what these folk of the land are doing, and if any others have come thither?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now the rowers lifted the ash-blades, and fell to rowing towards shore: and almost with the first of their strokes, the Sea-eagle moaned out:

Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Would we were there, oh, would we were there!

Chapter 10 of The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has by William Morris holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Young
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Kindred
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Whose
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Hallblithe
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