Chapter 9 of Modern American Poetry is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Modern American Poetry is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest. The rhythm ceases here. Time has no place. This is the end that has no end. Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
Chapter 9 of Modern American Poetry is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading “The rhythm ceases here.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.”
Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
From this reading “Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.”
time without end
From this reading “Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.”
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading “Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.”
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading “The rhythm ceases here.”
moving very fast
From this reading “Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.”
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In this reading “Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading The rhythm ceases here.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
Chinese philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (circa 551-478 BC)
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This is the end that has no end.
time without end
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time has no place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the end that has no end.
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
not any; not one
From this reading Time has no place.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Time has no place.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
From this reading The rhythm ceases here.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
moving very fast
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is the end that has no end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the end that has no end.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time has no place.
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
at the time that
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
a Caucasian
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Space, and the twelve clean winds are here; And with them broods eternity—a swift, white peace, a presence manifest.
a late time of life
From this reading Here when Confucius came, a half a thousand years before the Nazarene, he stepped, with me, thus into timelessness.
Chapter 9 of Modern American Poetry by Louis [Editor] Untermeyer holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 9 holds 382 sentences of Modern American Poetry, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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