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A History of American Literature Since 1870
A History of American Literature Since 1870

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A History of American Literature Since 1870 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Fred Lewis Pattee • Curated US English Learning Edition
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JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.
One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.
He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."
"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."
In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.
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A History of American Literature Since 1870

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of A History of American Literature Since 1870 is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.
Line 2
One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.
Line 3
He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."
/hiː kʊd raɪt ɪn hɪz ˈleɪtər jɪrz maɪ ˈpoʊəmz ɑːr ˈlɪtərəli maɪ ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
Line 4
"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."
/ɪf juː ker tuː red ˈfɜːrðər ʌv maɪ laɪf ˈmeɪkɪŋ əˈlaʊəns fɔːr poʊˈetɪk ˈlaɪsəns juː wɪl faɪnd ðiːz ˈpoʊəmz ˈlɪtərəli truː/
Line 5
In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.
/ɪn sʌm weɪz hiː ɪz ə mɔːr səɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfɪɡjər ðæn ˈiːðər hɑːrt ɔːr heɪ/

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autobiography noun US /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/

a biography of yourself

From this reading “He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Harte noun US /hɑːrt/

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading “JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
license noun US /ˈlaɪsəns/

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading “"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
objectively adverb US /ɑːbˈdʒektɪvli/

with objectivity

From this reading “One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onlooker noun US /ˈɔːnlʊkər/

someone who looks on

From this reading “JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poetic adjective US /poʊˈetɪk/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading “"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sharer noun US /ˈʃerər/

someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share

From this reading “JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Twain noun US /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading “One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

emerged from verb + particle counted as “emerge from”

In this reading “One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.”

9,434 times in 426,211 chapters
literally true adverb + adjective

In this reading “"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."”

375 times in 426,211 chapters
making allowance noun + noun

In this reading “"If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."”

198 times in 426,211 chapters
for the sake preposition + article + noun counted as “for … sake”

In this reading “One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.”

26,480 times in 426,211 chapters
some ways adjective + noun

In this reading “In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.”

2,071 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/

an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
autobiographynounUS /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/

a biography of yourself

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
copynounUS /ˈkɑːpi/

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feelsnounUS /fiːlz/

plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HartenounUS /hɑːrt/

United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HaynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
JOAQUIN

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From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

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lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
licensenounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/

in a literal sense

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
materialsnounUS /məˈtɪriəlz/

plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
MILLERnounUS /ˈmɪlər/

United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
objectivelyadverbUS /ɑːbˈdʒektɪvli/

with objectivity

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlookernounUS /ˈɔːnlʊkər/

someone who looks on

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sharernounUS /ˈʃerər/

someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
significantadjectiveUS /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

important in effect or meaning

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/

the environmental condition

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwainnounUS /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading In some ways he is a more significant figure than either Harte or Hay.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading JOAQUIN MILLER The work of Harte and even of Hay is the work of an onlooker rather than a sharer.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading One feels that both were studying their picturesque surroundings objectively for the sake of "copy"; but Joaquin Miller, like Mark Twain, may be said to have emerged from the materials he worked in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading He could write in his later years, "My poems are literally my autobiography."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If you care to read further of my life, making allowance for poetic license, you will find these [poems] literally true."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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How do I study chapter 6 of A History of American Literature Since 1870?

Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading A History of American Literature Since 1870

Common questions about reading A History of American Literature Since 1870 by Fred Lewis Pattee on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A History of American Literature Since 1870?

Yes. All 7966 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #42593 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A History of American Literature Since 1870 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #42593, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A History of American Literature Since 1870 take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1594 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A History of American Literature Since 1870 section by section

How to work through A History of American Literature Since 1870 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 18 chapters of A History of American Literature Since 1870 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in A History of American Literature Since 1870

Words and structures a reader meets early in A History of American Literature Since 1870, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Lifespans
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A History of American Literature Since 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
People
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A History of American Literature Since 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Still
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A History of American Literature Since 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Living
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A History of American Literature Since 1870; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.