Chapter 1 of Heartsease and Rue is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Heartsease and Rue is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
James Russell Lowell. POEMS. _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00. _Household Edition._ With Portrait. 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
Chapter 1 of Heartsease and Rue is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “_Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.”
a social unit living together
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading “James Russell Lowell.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEMS.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “_Household Edition._ With Portrait.”
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “James Russell Lowell.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading 12mo, $1.75; full gilt, $2.25.
a social unit living together
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Russell Lowell.
United States poet (1917-1977)
From this reading James Russell Lowell.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading _Cabinet Edition._ 16mo, $1.00.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading James Russell Lowell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Household Edition._ With Portrait.
Chapter 1 of Heartsease and Rue by James Russell Lowell holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 281 sentences of Heartsease and Rue, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Heartsease and Rue by James Russell Lowell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
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