Chapter 1 of The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GALAXY. VOL. XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6. SPRING LONGING. What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
Chapter 1 of The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “What art thou doing here, O Imagination?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What art thou doing here, O Imagination?”
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading “THE GALAXY.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “What art thou doing here, O Imagination?”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “SPRING LONGING.”
the season of growth
From this reading “SPRING LONGING.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What art thou doing here, O Imagination?”
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From this reading XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.
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From this reading XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading THE GALAXY.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading SPRING LONGING.
not any; not one
From this reading XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
the season of growth
From this reading SPRING LONGING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GALAXY.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What art thou doing here, O Imagination?
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading XXIII.--JUNE, 1877.--No. 6.
Chapter 1 of The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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.
Chapter 1 holds 34 sentences of The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6., unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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