Chapter 9 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Allegory. Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature. Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this. Poem of the Phoenix. Allegorical interpretation of the story.
Chapter 9 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
From this reading “Allegorical interpretation of the story.”
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “Allegory.”
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading “Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.”
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading “Allegorical interpretation of the story.”
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading “Poem of the Phoenix.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “Poem of the Phoenix.”
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading “Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.”
a system of symbols and symbolic representations
From this reading “Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
From this reading Allegorical interpretation of the story.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading Allegory.
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
of great significance or value
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading Allegorical interpretation of the story.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
From this reading Poem of the Phoenix.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Poem of the Phoenix.
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading Principle of comparison important in life, language, literature.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Allegorical interpretation of the story.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
a system of symbols and symbolic representations
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Poem of the Phoenix.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
the act of using
From this reading Early use of symbolism; suggested reasons for this.
Chapter 9 of Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature by Emily Henrietta Hickey holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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