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Homeward Bound
Homeward Bound

Chapter X

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I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?
I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.
MRS.
HEMANS.
The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.
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Homeward Bound

Chapter X

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?
Line 2
I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.
Line 3
MRS.
Line 4
HEMANS.
Line 5
The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.”

Mysterious adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

any

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

attended

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

awaking

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

Borne

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

calls

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From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

conceive

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

dark

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

fancy

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

frequently

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

HEMANS

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From this reading HEMANS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

low

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

many

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

mightier

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From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

mo

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From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

moans

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

ocean

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

portents

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

signs

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

silent

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From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

sky

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

sublime

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From this reading The awaking of the winds on the ocean is frequently attended with signs and portents as sublime as any the fancy can conceive.

sweeping

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

things

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From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

thrills

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

tones

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?

winds

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From this reading I have many tones-- The dark sky thrills with low mysterious moans, Borne on my sweeping winds.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I come with mightier things; Who calls mo silent?