Chapter 1 of English Poems is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of English Poems is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street. Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill. _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter. You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what? That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
Chapter 1 of English Poems is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading “You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.”
United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
From this reading “Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.”
a teeming multitude
From this reading “That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.”
plural of “lyric” — the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
From this reading “That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.”
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading “You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?”
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading “That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.”
material for starting a fire
From this reading “You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?”
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From this reading Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
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From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
From this reading Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Boston: Copland & Day 69 Cornhill.
dearly loved
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
a teeming multitude
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
a narrow way or road
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
plural of “lyric” — the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
roused to anger
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
fascinated by a famous person
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
material for starting a fire
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That you may hive little lyrics, and sell to a publisher for thirty pieces of silver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading London: John Lane at The Bodley Head in Vigo Street.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading _Dear Sister: Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You dream like mad, you love like tinder, you aspire like a star-struck moth--for what?
Chapter 1 of English Poems by Richard Le Gallienne holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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 1 holds 492 sentences of English Poems, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of English Poems by Richard Le Gallienne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 492 sentences, grouped into 99 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 99 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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