Chapter 13 of Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning. I. General Statement 29 II. Predominance in Early Poems 29 III. Sordello 30 IV. The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
Chapter 13 of Humanistic Studies of the University of Kansas, Vol. 1 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.”
an act that fails
From this reading “The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.”
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading “The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.”
the state of being predominant over others
From this reading “Predominance in Early Poems 29 III.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “I. General Statement 29 II.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.”
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In this reading “Predominance in Early Poems 29 III.”
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From this reading I. General Statement 29 II.
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From this reading Sordello 30 IV.
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From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Predominance in Early Poems 29 III.
an act that fails
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I. General Statement 29 II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. General Statement 29 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. General Statement 29 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Predominance in Early Poems 29 III.
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Sordello 30 IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
the state of being predominant over others
From this reading Predominance in Early Poems 29 III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sordello 30 IV.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading I. General Statement 29 II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Italian Poetry in the Poems of Browning.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
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 The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Imaginary Poets 30 V. The Italian as the Type of Failure 31 VI.
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