Chapter 1 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS. 1863. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
Chapter 1 of Tales of a Wayside Inn is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.”
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.”
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.”
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading “UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.”
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From this reading 1863.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
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From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a university in England
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
possessive form of “clerk” — an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
the legislature of the United States government
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
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From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Chapter 1 of Tales of a Wayside Inn by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
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