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.
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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.
The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII. The Death of Kwasind XIX. The Ghosts XX. The Famine XXI. The White Man’s Foot XXII.
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 8/1046 · 5 reading units · Lines 36–40
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “The Death of Kwasind XIX.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “The Famine XXI.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “The White Man’s Foot XXII.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “The Ghosts XX.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
a Caucasian
From this reading “The White Man’s Foot XXII.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The Death of Kwasind XIX.
an acute insufficiency
From this reading The Famine XXI.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The White Man’s Foot XXII.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Ghosts XX.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Death of Kwasind XIX.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The White Man’s Foot XXII.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.
a Caucasian
From this reading The White Man’s Foot XXII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading The Death of Kwasind XIX.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading The Hunting of Pau-Puk-Keewis XVIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The Ghosts XX.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading The Famine XXI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading The White Man’s Foot XXII.
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