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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5

Chapter XVII

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Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!
Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!
I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!
O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!
Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!
Line 2
Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!
Line 3
I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!
Line 4
O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!
Line 5
Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

Learner Dictionary

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

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!”

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!”

All words in this reading · 47

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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 Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

Age

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From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

Chaldee

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

charms

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

column

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From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

Desolation

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From this reading Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!

dim

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From this reading Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!

down

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

e'er

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Eld

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From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

EvernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

falls

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From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

feel

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

fell

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From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

gardens

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Gethsemane

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

hero

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From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Judæan

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

king

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

MemoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

more

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Night

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From this reading Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!

now

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

O

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

out

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

potent

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

quiet

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

rapt

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Silence! and Desolation! and dim Night!

spells

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

stars

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From this reading O charms more potent than the rapt Chaldee Ever drew down from out the quiet stars!

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Taught

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From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

Vastness

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From this reading Vastness! and Age! and Memories of Eld!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Here, where a hero fell, a column falls!

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I feel ye now—I feel ye in your strength— O spells more sure than e’er Judæan king Taught in the gardens of Gethsemane!