Chapter 1 of Michael Field is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Michael Field is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7. REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8. ENGLISH TRAITS _R. W. Emerson_ 9. LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10. PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
Chapter 1 of Michael Field is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading “LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.”
a person who represents others
From this reading “REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.”
plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
From this reading “ENGLISH TRAITS _R. W. Emerson_ 9.”
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In this reading “PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.”
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From this reading LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.
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From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
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From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
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From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
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From this reading ENGLISH TRAITS _R. W. Emerson_ 9.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading ENGLISH TRAITS _R. W. Emerson_ 9.
plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
young sheep
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
immediately past
From this reading LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
the force of workers available
From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading _John Milton_ _Charles Lamb_ _George Long_ 7.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAST ESSAYS OF ELIA _Charles Lamb_ 10.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading PARADISE REGAINED AND MINOR POEMS _John Milton_ 11.
a person who represents others
From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
From this reading ENGLISH TRAITS _R. W. Emerson_ 9.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading REPRESENTATIVE MEN _R. W. Emerson_ 8.
Chapter 1 of Michael Field by Mary, -1925 Sturgeon holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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