Chapter 7 of Select Poems of Sidney Lanier is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Select Poems of Sidney Lanier is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
368. See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III]. The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah! Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet. [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
Chapter 7 of Select Poems of Sidney Lanier is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].”
come together
From this reading “Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!”
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading “[1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “[1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!”
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading “The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!”
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From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
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From this reading 368.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
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From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
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From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
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From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
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From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
moving to the inside of something
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
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From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
come together
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
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From this reading [1] De Lord, HE made dese black-jack roots to twis' into a seat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
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From this reading Come and set me whar de ribber-roads does meet.
being two more than thirty
From this reading See `Introduction', p. xxxii [Part III].
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Power of Prayer; or, The First Steamboat up the Alabama By Sidney and Clifford Lanier You, Dinah!
Chapter 7 of Select Poems of Sidney Lanier by Sidney Lanier holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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