Chapter 1 of Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS. _Dear! Is the distance vast? I cross it here. The chasm fathomless?
Chapter 1 of Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading “The chasm fathomless?”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “I cross it here.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.”
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading “New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “Is the distance vast?”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.”
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From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading The chasm fathomless?
travel across or pass over
From this reading I cross it here.
dearly loved
From this reading _Dear!
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Is the distance vast?
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chasm fathomless?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I cross it here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cross it here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the distance vast?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cross it here.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is the distance vast?
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Is the distance vast?
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street BY ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS.
Chapter 1 of Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 462 sentences of Songs of the Silent World, and Other Poems, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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