Chapter 1 of Second Book of Verse is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Second Book of Verse is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Second Book of Tales. Songs and Other Verse. The Holy Cross and Other Tales. The House. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
Chapter 1 of Second Book of Verse is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Second Book of Tales.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “The Holy Cross and Other Tales.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “The Holy Cross and Other Tales.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Second Book of Tales.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Songs and Other Verse.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Second Book of Tales.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “Songs and Other Verse.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.”
In this reading “Second Book of Tales.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
matters of personal concern
From this reading The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Songs and Other Verse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Second Book of Tales.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The Holy Cross and Other Tales.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The Holy Cross and Other Tales.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Second Book of Tales.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Songs and Other Verse.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Second Book of Tales.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Songs and Other Verse.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Second Book of Tales.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Holy Cross and Other Tales.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Songs and Other Verse.
Chapter 1 of Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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 313 sentences of Second Book of Verse, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Second Book of Verse by Eugene Field exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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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About 86 minutes of reading across 208 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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