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Chapter 1 of Abraham Lincoln: An Horatian Ode is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. An Horatian Ode. By Richard Henry Stoddard. 540 Broadway. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Chapter 1 of Abraham Lincoln: An Horatian Ode is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading “ABRAHAM LINCOLN.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “540 Broadway.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “ABRAHAM LINCOLN.”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “An Horatian Ode.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.”
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From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading 540 Broadway.
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Horatian Ode.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading 540 Broadway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Richard Henry Stoddard.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading By Richard Henry Stoddard.
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From this reading An Horatian Ode.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading An Horatian Ode.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading By Richard Henry Stoddard.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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From this reading By Richard Henry Stoddard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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