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Chapter 2 of The Union: Or, Select Scots and English Poems is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ODE TO EVENING. BY THE SAME. I. Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves. II.
Chapter 2 of The Union: Or, Select Scots and English Poems is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
toward home
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “ODE TO EVENING.”
-ing form of “prattle” — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
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In this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
In this reading “Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.”
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move towards
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
plural of “babe” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SAME.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ODE TO EVENING.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
praise vociferously
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
toward home
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading ODE TO EVENING.
-ing form of “prattle” — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
Identical; not different.
From this reading BY THE SAME.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE SAME.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ODE TO EVENING.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
plural of “whistle” — the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
belonging to which person
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hail meek-ey'd Maiden, clad in sober grey, Whose soft approach the weary wood-man loves; As homeward bent to kiss his prattling babes, Jocund he whistles through the twilight groves.
Chapter 2 of The Union: Or, Select Scots and English Poems by Thomas [Compiler] Warton holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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