Chapter 8 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 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 8 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States. (In: The American museum. Philadelphia, 1789. 8º. v. 6, p.
Chapter 8 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “(In: The American museum.”
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
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 “Philadelphia, 1789.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “=Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.”
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From this reading Philadelphia, 1789.
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From this reading 6, p.
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From this reading 8º. v.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading (In: The American museum.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (In: The American museum.
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
used to form the superlative
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading (In: The American museum.
a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
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 6, p.
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 Philadelphia, 1789.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
in a respectful manner
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
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 8º. v.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading =Reserve= ---- An ode, most respectfully inscribed to his excellency, general Washington, on being chosen president of the United States.
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From this reading 8º. v.
Chapter 8 of Early American Poetry 1610-1820 by John Christian [Compiler] Frank holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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