Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. The Good Shepherd II. To-morrow III. The Native Land IV. The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads. I. Rio Verde, Rio Verde II.
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 33/1046 · 5 reading units · Lines 161–165
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.”
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.”
an iconic mental representation
From this reading “The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “The Native Land IV.”
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading “I. Rio Verde, Rio Verde II.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “I. The Good Shepherd II.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.”
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I. The Good Shepherd II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. The Good Shepherd II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. The Good Shepherd II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading To-morrow III.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The Native Land IV.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Native Land IV.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The Native Land IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
From this reading I. Rio Verde, Rio Verde II.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading I. The Good Shepherd II.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. The Good Shepherd II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-morrow III.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I. Rio Verde, Rio Verde II.
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