Chapter 1 of Walt Whitman: An Address is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Walt Whitman: An Address is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALT WHITMAN. "LIBERTY IN LITERATURE." Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct. 21, 1890. Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
Chapter 1 of Walt Whitman: An Address is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.”
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading “Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “"LIBERTY IN LITERATURE."”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.”
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading “WALT WHITMAN.”
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In this reading “"LIBERTY IN LITERATURE."”
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From this reading 21, 1890.
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From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
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From this reading 21, 1890.
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From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
speak to
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
in addition
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
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From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "LIBERTY IN LITERATURE."
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "LIBERTY IN LITERATURE."
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading "LIBERTY IN LITERATURE."
march in a procession
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Also Funeral Address Delivered at Harleigh, Camden, N. J., March 30, 1892.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Delivered in Philadelphia, Oct.
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From this reading WALT WHITMAN.
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading WALT WHITMAN.
Chapter 1 of Walt Whitman: An Address by Robert Green Ingersoll holds 613 sentences, grouped into 123 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.
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