Chapter 2 of Dreams and Days: Poems is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dreams and Days: Poems is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?" Well, that's hard to say. Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here. Now,--he's gone away. Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
Chapter 2 of Dreams and Days: Poems is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Now,--he's gone away.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.”
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading “BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Now,--he's gone away.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Well, that's hard to say.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.”
the act of using
From this reading “Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.”
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now,--he's gone away.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now,--he's gone away.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Well, that's hard to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
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From this reading Now,--he's gone away.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
not any; not one
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now,--he's gone away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
express in words
From this reading Well, that's hard to say.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
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From this reading Well, that's hard to say.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, that's hard to say.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
the act of using
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, that's hard to say.
which person or people
From this reading BLACKMOUTH, OF COLORADO "Who is Blackmouth?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come to think on, 't wouldn't ha' been no use If you'd called here earlier.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mebbe he might ha' told you, 't other day, If you'd been here.
Chapter 2 of Dreams and Days: Poems by George Parsons Lathrop holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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