Chapter 29 of Leaves of Grass is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Leaves of Grass is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To Think of Time To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward. Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue? Have you dreaded these earth-beetles? Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?
Chapter 29 of Leaves of Grass is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Have you dreaded these earth-beetles?”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “To Think of Time”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?”
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
without stop or interruption
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Have you dreaded these earth-beetles?
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From this reading Have you dreaded these earth-beetles?
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From this reading Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?
yet to be or coming
From this reading Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?
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From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Have you fear’d the future would be nothing to you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Think of Time
reference to things past
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Have you dreaded these earth-beetles?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To Think of Time
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading To Think of Time
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Think of Time
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To think of time--of all that retrospection, To think of to-day, and the ages continued henceforward.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Have you guess’d you yourself would not continue?
Chapter 29 of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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