Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.” From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.” From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.” From “The Poems of Patriotism”--“Sheridan’s Ride.” We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barnacle” — marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
From this reading “From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.””
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading “We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.”
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
From this reading “From “The Poems of Patriotism”--“Sheridan’s Ride.””
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.””
possessive form of “riley” — United States poet (1849-1916)
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.””
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading “From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.””
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading “From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
plural of “barnacle” — marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
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From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
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From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
From this reading From “The Poems of Patriotism”--“Sheridan’s Ride.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading From “The Poems of Patriotism”--“Sheridan’s Ride.”
possessive form of “riley” — United States poet (1849-1916)
From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
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From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From “The Poems of Patriotism”--“Sheridan’s Ride.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading From Robert Louis Stevenson--“My Shadow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading From the poems of Sidney Lanier--“Barnacles” and “The Tournament.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We are further indebted to CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, as well as to MR.
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From this reading From James Whitcomb Riley’s poems--“Little Orphant Annie.”
Chapter 1 of Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 1 holds 399 sentences of Poems Every Child Should Know, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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