Chapter 16 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 537 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 537 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A great Prophet? Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist! PHILIP. Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him. PETER.
Chapter 16 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry is here in full — 537 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading “Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “PHILIP.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “A great Prophet?”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.”
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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 A great Prophet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
follower of Baptistic doctrines
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
divisible by two
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great Prophet?
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading A great Prophet?
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, greater than a Prophet: greater even Than John the Baptist!
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the Nazarenes Rejected him.
Chapter 16 of The Complete Poetical Works of Henry by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow holds 537 sentences, grouped into 108 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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