Chapter 7 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could not pass the fellow by. "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?" "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say. What then? Your God, or mine?
Chapter 7 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “"Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.”
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading “"Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"”
a boy or man
From this reading “I could not pass the fellow by.”
go across or through
From this reading “I could not pass the fellow by.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “"Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"”
On the present night.
From this reading “"Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
a boy or man
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
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 "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your God, or mine?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Your God, or mine?
go across or through
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
express in words
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could not pass the fellow by.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What then?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
On the present night.
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then?
which person or people
From this reading "Tonight we celebrate the birth," He said, "of One who died for men; The Son of God, we say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you believe in God?" said I; "And is there to be Peace on Earth?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your God, or mine?
Chapter 7 of The Three Taverns: A Book of Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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