Chapter 16 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet. Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890. A.B., Haverford College, 1910. Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13. Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Chapter 16 of Contemporary American Literature is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “+Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.”
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading “Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.”
a writer of literary works
From this reading “+Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.”
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “+Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading “Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13.”
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From this reading Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13.
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From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
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From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
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From this reading Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.
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From this reading A.B., Haverford College, 1910.
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From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.B., Haverford College, 1910.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading A.B., Haverford College, 1910.
brought into existence
From this reading Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading +Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading A.B., Haverford College, 1910.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
a writer of literary works
From this reading +Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading +Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Born at Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1890.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading +Christopher (Darlington) Morley+--essayist, poet.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13.
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, 1910-13.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading Editorial staff Doubleday, Page and Company, 1913-17; _Ladies Home Journal_, 1917-18; _Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger_, 1918-20.
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