Chapter 8 of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Master turned the coin over. Now read that. In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust. 1869. --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
Chapter 8 of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make up
From this reading “The Master turned the coin over.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “The Master turned the coin over.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “--Is that the same piece of money as the other one?”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “--Is that the same piece of money as the other one?”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “Now read that.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “The Master turned the coin over.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 1869.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
make up
From this reading The Master turned the coin over.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The Master turned the coin over.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now read that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Master turned the coin over.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Now read that.
Identical; not different.
From this reading --Is that the same piece of money as the other one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now read that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Master turned the coin over.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading In God is our t-r-u-s-t--trust.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Master turned the coin over.
Chapter 8 of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
Chapter 8 holds 135 sentences of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Poet at the Breakfast-Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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