Chapter 3 of Humorous Masterpieces from American is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Humorous Masterpieces from American is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
--"Oh, yes! I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden. Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles. But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon? Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
Chapter 3 of Humorous Masterpieces from American is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.”
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?”
plural of “enthusiast” — an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
From this reading “Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
plural of “chronicle” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
plural of “enthusiast” — an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
at any time
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
the force of workers available
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading --"Oh, yes!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have heard before of the pleasures of the garden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But have the _pains_ of the garden ever been dwelt upon?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have people, now, been entirely honest in what they have said and written on this theme?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Poets have sung, enthusiasts have written, and old men have dreamed of them since History began her chronicles.
an affirmative
From this reading --"Oh, yes!
Chapter 3 of Humorous Masterpieces from American by Edward T. (Edward Tuckerman) [Editor] Mason holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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