Chapter 22 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE HAPPIEST DAY.” I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown. Of power! said I? Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas! The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
Chapter 22 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!”
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading “I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ““THE HAPPIEST DAY.””
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.”
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
From this reading “I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!”
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading “The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “THE HAPPIEST DAY.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “THE HAPPIEST DAY.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
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 Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
go across or through
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Of power! said I?
having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
From this reading I The happiest day—the happiest hour My seared and blighted heart hath known, The highest hope of pride and power, I feel hath flown.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE HAPPIEST DAY.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
having passed out of existence
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
an affirmative
From this reading Yes! such I ween But they have vanished long, alas!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The visions of my youth have been But let them pass.
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