Chapter 10 of The Columbiad: A Poem is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Columbiad: A Poem is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON. Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR. WEST'S OWN COLLECTION. Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child. Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.
Chapter 10 of The Columbiad: A Poem is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.”
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading “IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.”
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading “Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.”
possessive form of “west” — the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “WEST'S OWN COLLECTION.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
go away from a place
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading WEST'S OWN COLLECTION.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.
a male human offspring
From this reading Elisha raising the Shunamite's Son.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Ophelia distracted, before the king and queen *King Lear in the storm, IN MR.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT FULTON.
possessive form of “west” — the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading WEST'S OWN COLLECTION.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Hector taking leave of his Wife and Child.
Chapter 10 of The Columbiad: A Poem by Joel Barlow holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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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