Chapter 1 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems 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 I
Chapter 1 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED. Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces. Some obvious errors may have been corrected.] Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc. [American (Maine) Poet.
Chapter 1 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capitalize” — draw advantages from
From this reading “[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.”
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading “Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]”
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]”
a state in New England
From this reading “[American (Maine) Poet.”
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading “Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.”
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.”
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From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading [American (Maine) Poet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
past form of “capitalize” — draw advantages from
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
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From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
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From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
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From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
for more time
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
a state in New England
From this reading [American (Maine) Poet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
a brief written record
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading [American (Maine) Poet.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Author of "The Man Against the Sky", "Merlin, A Poem", etc.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some obvious errors may have been corrected.]
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the words of something written
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lines longer than 78 characters are broken and the continuation is indented two spaces.
the words that are spoken
From this reading [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
Chapter 1 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson 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.
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