Chapter 1 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=NBH p.v. 26, no. 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v. 2, p. 83-86, _NBH_.
Chapter 1 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition
From this reading “15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.”
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.”
literature in metrical form
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.”
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
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From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
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From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
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From this reading 2, p.
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From this reading 26, no.
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From this reading 83-86, _NBH_.
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From this reading 83-86, _NBH_.
in addition
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
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From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
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From this reading =NBH p.v.
not any; not one
From this reading 26, no.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading =NBH p.v.
literature in metrical form
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading 15= Also printed in Samuel Kettell, _Specimens of American poetry_, Boston, 1829, v.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading =NBH p.v.
Chapter 1 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 by John Christian [Compiler] Frank holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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