Chapter 10 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1823-1828. AET. 20-25. Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places. We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
Chapter 10 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading “Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.”
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading “Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.”
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading “We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.”
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading “We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.”
the successful completion of a program of study
From this reading “We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.”
deliver a sermon
From this reading “Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.”
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From this reading 1823-1828.
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From this reading 1823-1828.
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From this reading 20-25.
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From this reading 20-25.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
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From this reading AET.
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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
of short duration or distance
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
plural of “glimpse” — a quick look
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
the successful completion of a program of study
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
deliver a sermon
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
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From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Extract from a Letter to a Classmate.--School-Teaching.--Study of Divinity.--"Approbated" to Preach.--Visit to the South.--Preaching in Various Places.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
a late time of life
From this reading We get a few brief glimpses of Emerson during the years following his graduation.
Chapter 10 of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Oliver Wendell Holmes holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 10 holds 61 sentences of Ralph Waldo Emerson, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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