Chapter 15 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1848-1853. AET. 45-50. The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England. --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
Chapter 15 of Ralph Waldo Emerson is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.”
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading “The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.”
a person who represents others
From this reading “--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.”
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “--Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.”
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From this reading 1848-1853.
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From this reading 1848-1853.
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From this reading 45-50.
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From this reading 45-50.
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From this reading AET.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
the force of workers available
From this reading --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
a person who represents others
From this reading --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading --Scotland.--France.--"Representative Men" published.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The "Massachusetts Quarterly Review;" Visit to Europe.--England.
Chapter 15 of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Oliver Wendell Holmes holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 15 holds 160 sentences of Ralph Waldo Emerson, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Oliver Wendell Holmes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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