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.
Be a hero in the strife! Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant! Let the dead Past bury its dead! Act,—act in the living Present! Heart within, and God o’erhead!
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 50/1046 · 5 reading units · Lines 246–250
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Act,—act in the living Present!”
cover from sight
From this reading “Let the dead Past bury its dead!”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Be a hero in the strife!”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Act,—act in the living Present!”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “Be a hero in the strife!”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Act,—act in the living Present!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heart within, and God o’erhead!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
cover from sight
From this reading Let the dead Past bury its dead!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Let the dead Past bury its dead!
yet to be or coming
From this reading Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
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 Heart within, and God o’erhead!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Heart within, and God o’erhead!
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Let the dead Past bury its dead!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the dead Past bury its dead!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Act,—act in the living Present!
not any; not one
From this reading Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heart within, and God o’erhead!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Let the dead Past bury its dead!
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Act,—act in the living Present!
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be a hero in the strife!
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Trust no Future, howe’er pleasant!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Heart within, and God o’erhead!
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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