Chapter 17 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORENZO. Oh, heart! How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness? Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror. LORENZO.
Chapter 17 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.”
plural of “shrink” — a physician who specializes in psychiatry
From this reading “Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.”
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading “Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.”
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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 Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
to come or go into
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh, heart!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORENZO.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, heart!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
plural of “shrink” — a physician who specializes in psychiatry
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enter MARIA below; LORENZO springs forward to greet her; she shrinks back in a sort of terror.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How may my breast contain thee, with thy burden Of too much happiness?
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