Chapter I
Chapter 1
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BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. MDCCLXXXVI.
Poems (1786), Volume I.
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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BY
HELEN
MARIA
WILLIAMS.
IN
TWO
VOLUMES.
VOL.
I.
MDCCLXXXVI.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Poems (1786), Volume I.
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Poems (1786), Volume I. is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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BY
HELEN
MARIA
WILLIAMS.
/baɪ ˈhelən mərˈiːə ˈwɪljəmz/
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IN
TWO
VOLUMES.
/ɪn tuː ˈvɑːljuːmz/
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VOL.
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I.
/aɪ/
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MDCCLXXXVI.
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(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.”
maria
noun
US /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
volumes
noun
US /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “IN TWO VOLUMES.”
williams
noun
US /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.”
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
MARIAnounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.
MDCCLXXXVI
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From this reading MDCCLXXXVI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
VOLUMESnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading IN TWO VOLUMES.
WILLIAMSnounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading BY HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.
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