Chapter 1 of Indian Legends and Other Poems is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Indian Legends and Other Poems is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OTHER POEMS. Other Poems. MARY GARDINER HORSFORD. NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET. BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.
Chapter 1 of Indian Legends and Other Poems is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.”
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading “NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.”
British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
From this reading “MARY GARDINER HORSFORD.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY GARDINER HORSFORD.”
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading “NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “OTHER POEMS.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.”
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From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902)
From this reading MARY GARDINER HORSFORD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY GARDINER HORSFORD.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY GARDINER HORSFORD.
the capital of the Bahamas
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading OTHER POEMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading OTHER POEMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: PHILLIPS, SAMPSON, & CO.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY, 119 NASSAU STREET.
Chapter 1 of Indian Legends and Other Poems by Mary Gardiner Horsford holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of Indian Legends and Other Poems, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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