Chapter 11 of William Blake, the Man is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of William Blake, the Man is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed. The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came. Hayley had passed out of his life. Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself. Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
Chapter 11 of William Blake, the Man is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.”
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading “The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.”
not often
From this reading “The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.”
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading “The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.”
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.
In this reading “The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
In this reading “Hayley had passed out of his life.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
engage in
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cromek could make the money out of him that he could not make for himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Hayley had passed out of his life.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
not often
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
a vivid mental image
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE SUPREME VISION Blake did well to be angry--so he believed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stothard, he believed, had acted with his eyes open.
a late time of life
From this reading The years were slipping by, and the gleams of light that had promised a glad day now seldom came.
Chapter 11 of William Blake, the Man by Charles Gardner holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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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