Chapter 17 of English Literature: Modern is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of English Literature: Modern is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
William Wordsworth, 1770-1850. _Lyrical Ballads_, 1798. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 1772-1834. Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
Chapter 17 of English Literature: Modern is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
suitable for or suggestive of singing
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Samuel Taylor Coleridge.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “William Wordsworth, 1770-1850.”
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From this reading William Wordsworth, 1770-1850.
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From this reading Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
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From this reading 1772-1834.
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From this reading _Lyrical Ballads_, 1798.
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From this reading Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1772-1834.
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From this reading William Wordsworth, 1770-1850.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading _Lyrical Ballads_, 1798.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
suitable for or suggestive of singing
From this reading _Lyrical Ballads_, 1798.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William Wordsworth, 1770-1850.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading William Wordsworth, 1770-1850.
Chapter 17 of English Literature: Modern by G. H. (George Herbert) Mair holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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.
Chapter 17 holds 13 sentences of English Literature: Modern, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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