Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 8 is here in full — 1341 sentences across 269 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 8 is here in full — 1341 sentences across 269 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1879. DESHLER, C. D. _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers. 12mo. _Wordsworth._ 1871.
Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 8 is here in full — 1341 sentences across 269 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “_Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.”
someone who plays the harp
From this reading “_Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “_Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “_Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “_Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.”
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From this reading 12mo.
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From this reading _Wordsworth._ 1871.
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From this reading 1879.
plural of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading DESHLER, C. D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading DESHLER, C. D.
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From this reading DESHLER, C. D.
someone who plays the harp
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 12mo.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading _Wordsworth._ 1871.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Afternoons with the Poets._ New York: Harper and Brothers.
Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 8 by William Wordsworth holds 1341 sentences, grouped into 269 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 4 holds 1341 sentences of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 8, unabridged, divided into 269 reading sections.
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