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Poems: Household Edition
Poems: Household Edition

Chapter VI

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SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.
I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.
No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;
And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.
And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.
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Poems: Household Edition

Chapter VI

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.
Line 2
I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.
Line 3
No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;
Line 4
And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.
Line 5
And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

Learner Dictionary

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

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.”

All words in this reading · 78

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

air

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

centuries

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

counted

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

days

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

delicate

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

deluge

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

dumb

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

fell

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

fill

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

firmer

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

flowers

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

Fount

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

gardens

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

Gathering

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

gibbous

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

glory

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

gulf

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

hide

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

house

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

innumerable

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

light

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

many

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

meliorating

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

MinepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

miss

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

moon

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

NATURE

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

night

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

numbers

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

pealing

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

pitch

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

pits

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

pour

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

race

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

rarest

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

ripened

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.

shining

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

sit

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

slumber

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

solar

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

SONG

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

space

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

sportive

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

stars

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

strong

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

summers

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

sun

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From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

tallies

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading SONG OF NATURE Mine are the night and morning, The pits of air, the gulf of space, The sportive sun, the gibbous moon, The innumerable days.

thousand

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

torrent

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From this reading I hide in the solar glory, I am dumb in the pealing song, I rest on the pitch of the torrent, In slumber I am strong.

tribes

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From this reading No numbers have counted my tallies, No tribes my house can fill, I sit by the shining Fount of Life And pour the deluge still;

well

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From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And many a thousand summers My gardens ripened well, And light from meliorating stars With firmer glory fell.

wreath

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From this reading And ever by delicate powers Gathering along the centuries From race on race the rarest flowers, My wreath shall nothing miss.