Chapter 1 of The Little Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Little Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Quiet Singer. [Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional. [Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence. [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn. [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
Chapter 1 of The Little Book of Modern Verse A Selection is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “[Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional.”
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “[Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “[Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.”
United States poet (1892-1950)
From this reading “[Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.”
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “[Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “[Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “[Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence.”
a person who sings
From this reading “The Quiet Singer.”
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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 [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading [Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading [Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence.
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading [Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
United States poet (1892-1950)
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The Quiet Singer.
the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
From this reading [Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading [Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence.
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading [Charles G. D. Roberts] Renascence.
a person who sings
From this reading The Quiet Singer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quiet Singer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Charles Hanson Towne] The Recessional.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Edna St. Vincent Millay] A Rhyme of Death's Inn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Lizette Woodworth Reese] The Ride to the Lady.
Chapter 1 of The Little Book of Modern Verse A Selection by Jessie Belle [Editor] Rittenhouse holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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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