Chapter 8 of Translations of German Poetry in American is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Translations of German Poetry in American is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila. [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray. Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn. Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.] THE DESCENT OF ODIN.
Chapter 8 of Translations of German Poetry in American is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading “Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn.”
the system of numbering pages
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]”
an inhabitant of Scandinavia
From this reading “[In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.”
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading “THE DESCENT OF ODIN.”
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading “[In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.”
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From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
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From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
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From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
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From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
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From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
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From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
in addition
From this reading Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane
From this reading Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE DESCENT OF ODIN.
the system of numbering pages
From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
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From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Mag._, III-No. 21, May 29, 1788, New Haven.]
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Also in _New Haven Gaz. and Conn.
an inhabitant of Scandinavia
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
plural of “ode” — a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
From this reading THE DESCENT OF ODIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
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From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Port Folio_, V-406, June 25, 1808, Phila.
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading [In a review of _Odes from the Norse and Welch Tongues_ by Thomas Gray.
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