Chapter 1 of Pike County Ballads and Other Poems is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pike County Ballads and Other Poems is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIST OF CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley. POEMS BY JOHN HAY. THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS. WANDERLIEDER.
Chapter 1 of Pike County Ballads and Other Poems is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “LIST OF CONTENTS.”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “POEMS BY JOHN HAY.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.”
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading “INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEMS BY JOHN HAY.”
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plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading POEMS BY JOHN HAY.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading POEMS BY JOHN HAY.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading INTRODUCTION by Henry Morley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIST OF CONTENTS.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS BY JOHN HAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PIKE COUNTY BALLADS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WANDERLIEDER.
Chapter 1 of Pike County Ballads and Other Poems by John Hay holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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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