Chapter 1 of Amaryllis at the Fair is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Amaryllis at the Fair is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLOC, H. AVRIL. Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A. STUDIES IN POETRY. Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
Chapter 1 of Amaryllis at the Fair is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.”
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.”
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading “Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.”
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading “Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.”
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “STUDIES IN POETRY.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
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From this reading AVRIL.
English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)
From this reading BELLOC, H.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading BELLOC, H.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STUDIES IN POETRY.
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Essays on Blake, Scott, Shelley, Keats, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection
From this reading STUDIES IN POETRY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance BROOKS, STOPFORD A.
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