Chapter 1 of Is 5 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Is 5 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1. The Enormous Room 2. Tulips and Chimneys 3. & 4. Xli Poems 5.
Chapter 1 of Is 5 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bearing an autograph
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Tulips and Chimneys 3.”
-ing form of “consist” — originate
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
being ten more than sixty
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
in a special manner
From this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading “Tulips and Chimneys 3.”
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available for purchase
In this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
In this reading “there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.”
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From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
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From this reading The Enormous Room 2.
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From this reading Tulips and Chimneys 3.
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From this reading & 4.
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From this reading Xli Poems 5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
in addition
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
bearing an autograph
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
confined by bonds
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Tulips and Chimneys 3.
-ing form of “consist” — originate
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The Enormous Room 2.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
small in range or scope
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Xli Poems 5.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Enormous Room 2.
a particular instance of selling
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
being ten more than sixty
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
being seven more than seventy
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
in a special manner
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Enormous Room 2.
in or at that place or location
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
From this reading Tulips and Chimneys 3.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading there is also a special limited edition consisting of seventy-seven copies on special paper specially bound numbered and autographed of which seventy copies are for sale 1.
being one more than forty
From this reading Xli Poems 5.
Chapter 1 of Is 5 by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 208 sentences of Is 5, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Is 5 by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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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