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 I
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.
And then one wakes, and where am I? All, all alone. SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE. A FAREWELL. “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
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.
Reading 54/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ““A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “A FAREWELL.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ““A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.”
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “And then one wakes, and where am I?”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading ““A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.”
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From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FAREWELL.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All, all alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading All, all alone.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading A FAREWELL.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading SAMUEL T. COLERIDGE.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
in or at the place that
From this reading And then one wakes, and where am I?
during the time that
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “A Farewell,” by Charles Kingsley (1819-75), makes it seem worth while to be good.
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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