Chapter 11 of Poems of James Russell Lowell is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Poems of James Russell Lowell is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hut, _hurt_. I. Idno, _I do not know_. In'my, _enemy_. Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself. Inter, intu, _into_.
Chapter 11 of Poems of James Russell Lowell is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.”
assign a name or title to
From this reading “Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.”
an opposing military force
be the source of pain
temporary military shelter
From this reading “Hut, _hurt_.”
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading “Inter, intu, _into_.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.”
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading “Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
assign a name or title to
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I. Idno, _I do not know_.
an opposing military force
From this reading In'my, _enemy_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
be the source of pain
From this reading Hut, _hurt_.
temporary military shelter
From this reading Hut, _hurt_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Idno, _I do not know_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. Idno, _I do not know_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In'my, _enemy_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
place in a grave or tomb
From this reading Inter, intu, _into_.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Inter, intu, _into_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inter, intu, _into_.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I. Idno, _I do not know_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I. Idno, _I do not know_.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
which person or people
From this reading Insines, _ensigns_; used to designate both the officer who carries the standard, and the standard itself.
Chapter 11 of Poems of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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