Chapter 1 of Pocahontas: A Poem is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Pocahontas: A Poem is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To Anita. Virginia! Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame. V.C.C. POCAHONTAS.
Chapter 1 of Pocahontas: A Poem is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
through chance
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading “POCAHONTAS.”
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Virginia!”
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.”
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From this reading To Anita.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
dearly loved
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading V.C.C.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
one who loves and defends his or her country
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
through chance
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
From this reading POCAHONTAS.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Anita.
something given or done as an expression of esteem
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.C.C.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Virginia!
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading Mother State--thy name beloved By every patriot for its music sweet-- I lay this lowly tribute at thy feet, One leaf, perchance, upon thy wreath of fame.
Chapter 1 of Pocahontas: A Poem by Virginia Carter Castleman holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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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