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ProseLittle Women, the gray dawn of ChristmasLouisa May Alcott, published 1868Jo wakes early on Christmas morning and finds the gift her mother promised.easy363 characters ProseEmma, the view from Donwell AbbeyJane Austen, published 1815A summer view of English fields and gardens from the grounds of Donwell Abbey.hard340 characters ProseEmma, the village of HighburyJane Austen, published 1815A short portrait of Highbury and of the place the Woodhouse family holds in it.medium428 characters ProsePersuasion, the walk down to the sea at LymeJane Austen, published 1818The party from Uppercross settles at an inn in Lyme and goes straight down to the shore.easy260 characters ProsePride and Prejudice, the park at PemberleyJane Austen, published 1813Elizabeth drives into the grounds of Pemberley and sees the wood and the rising ground.easy301 characters ProseJane Eyre, morning at ThornfieldCharlotte Brontë, published 1847Jane wakes in her new room at Thornfield and finds the light and the furniture cheerful.easy434 characters ProseThe Secret Garden, inside the high wallsFrances Hodgson Burnett, published 1911Mary looks at the matted rose stems on the walls of the garden she has just found.easy468 characters ProseThe Secret Garden, a week of sunshineFrances Hodgson Burnett, published 1911Mary gives the garden its name and enjoys the feeling of being hidden in it.easy454 characters ProseAlice in Wonderland, tired on the bankLewis Carroll, published 1865Alice, bored beside her sister, decides a book with no pictures or conversations is no use.easy302 characters ProseThrough the Looking-Glass, a curious countryLewis Carroll, published 1871Alice looks out over a country divided into squares by brooks and hedges.easy337 characters ProseA Christmas Carol, the shop windowsCharles Dickens, published 1843The grocer’s window in the Christmas market, seen through the eyes of a delighted narrator.hard246 characters ProseDavid Copperfield, the flats near YarmouthCharles Dickens, published 1850The boy David looks over the flat wet country around Yarmouth and puzzles over its shape.easy347 characters ProseThe Pickwick Papers, morning on Rochester BridgeCharles Dickens, published 1836Mr. Pickwick leans on a bridge over the Medway and waits for breakfast.medium334 characters ProseSilas Marner, when the spinning wheels hummedGeorge Eliot, published 1861The opening of the novel places the weavers in the lanes and hills of an older England.hard389 characters ProseCranford, whatever becomes of the gentlemenElizabeth Gaskell, published 1853The narrator notes, with a straight face, that the little town is run by its women.easy215 characters ProseThe Wind in the Willows, a frosty fieldKenneth Grahame, published 1908Sheep steam in the frosty air as two travelers hurry past in high spirits.medium293 characters ProseThe Wind in the Willows, through the meadowsKenneth Grahame, published 1908The Mole wanders the meadows and hedgerows and finds everything busy with spring.hard398 characters ProseThe Wind in the Willows, the riverKenneth Grahame, published 1908The Mole sees a river for the first time and cannot look away from it.hard410 characters ProseUnder the Greenwood Tree, singing in the laneThomas Hardy, published 1872A man walks up a lane on Christmas Eve, singing about roses, lilies, and sheep shearing.medium490 characters ProseFar from the Madding Crowd, a clear skyThomas Hardy, published 1874A winter night sky over Norcombe Hill, where all the stars seem to beat as one body.easy401 characters ProseFar from the Madding Crowd, the yellow waggonThomas Hardy, published 1874Gabriel Oak watches a loaded waggon come down the road from Norcombe.medium444 characters ProseThe House of the Seven Gables, the old houseNathaniel Hawthorne, published 1851A wooden house with seven gables and an old elm tree stands in a New England street.medium412 characters ProseThe Sketch Book, fond of new scenesWashington Irving, published 1820The narrator remembers exploring his own city as a child and calling it travel.easy435 characters ProseThe Sketch Book, going into the countryWashington Irving, published 1820Irving argues that England is found in villages, lanes, and fairs rather than in London.hard499 characters ProseWalden, taking up an abode in the woodsHenry David Thoreau, published 1854Thoreau moves into his unfinished house in the woods on Independence Day.medium383 characters ProseWalden, a summer morning in the doorwayHenry David Thoreau, published 1854A morning spent sitting in the sun among pines, birds and stillness.easy430 characters ProseThe Age of Innocence, the old AcademyEdith Wharton, published 1920New York society keeps to the shabby boxes of its old opera house rather than build a new one.medium341 characters ProseThe Natural History of Selborne, the parishGilbert White, published 1789White fixes the position of his parish by county, distance, and latitude.hard393 characters PoetryThe Echoing Green, the sun does ariseWilliam Blake, published 1789Bells and birds welcome the spring while the old folk watch the children play.medium483 characters PoetryLaughing Song, when the green woods laughWilliam Blake, published 1789Woods, stream, and meadows laugh while Mary, Susan, and Emily sing.easy350 characters PoetrySpring, sound the fluteWilliam Blake, published 1789A short song of flutes, birds, and children welcoming in the new year.medium288 characters PoetryThe Lamb, from Songs of InnocenceWilliam Blake, published 1789The lamb is asked who made it, fed it, and gave it its tender voice.medium307 characters PoetryHome-Thoughts, from Abroad, April in EnglandRobert Browning, published 1845A traveler abroad pictures the first leaves and the chaffinch at home in April.hard251 characters PoetryHome-Thoughts, from Abroad, the wise thrushRobert Browning, published 1845May brings the whitethroat, the swallows, and a thrush that sings each song twice.hard360 characters PoetryShe walks in beauty, like the nightGeorge Gordon Byron, published 1815A woman whose beauty gathers all that is best of dark and bright, like a cloudless starry night.medium437 characters PoetryKubla Khan, in XanaduSamuel Taylor Coleridge, published 1816Kubla Khan decrees a pleasure dome where the sacred river Alph runs down to a sunless sea.hard404 characters PoetryA bird came down the walkEmily Dickinson, published 1890A bird in the garden takes a drink, hops aside for a beetle, and flies off.easy452 characters PoetryNature, the gentlest motherEmily Dickinson, published 1890Nature treated as a mother who speaks to squirrel, bird and cricket.hard416 characters PoetryPied Beauty, praise for dappled thingsGerard Manley Hopkins, published 1877The poem gives thanks for skies like a brinded cow, stippled trout, and finches' wings.hard282 characters PoetrySpring, nothing is so beautiful as springGerard Manley Hopkins, published 1877Weeds, thrush eggs, pear blossom, and racing lambs in a single rush of spring.medium401 characters PoetryLoveliest of trees, the cherry nowA. E. Housman, published 1896A cherry tree in bloom sets the speaker counting the springs ahead of him.easy403 characters PoetryTo Autumn, season of mistsJohn Keats, published 1820Autumn and the sun conspire to load the vines with fruit and set late flowers for the bees.hard494 characters PoetryThe Village Blacksmith, under a chestnut treeHenry Wadsworth Longfellow, published 1841The village blacksmith under a spreading chestnut tree, strong of arm and free of debt.easy371 characters PoetryParadise Lost, work for the morningJohn Milton, published 1667Adam plans the next day of pruning and tidying in the garden.hard489 characters PoetryParadise Lost, vernal airs in EdenJohn Milton, published 1667Birds, breezes, and dancing figures in the garden of Eden.hard209 characters PoetryA Birthday, my heart is like a singing birdChristina Rossetti, published 1862Four images of a happy heart in one stanza, each brighter than the last.easy269 characters PoetrySonnet 33, full many a glorious morningWilliam Shakespeare, published 1609A sunrise gilds the mountain tops and the pale streams, and then the clouds ride over its face.medium338 characters PoetryTo a Skylark, hail to thee, blithe spiritPercy Bysshe Shelley, published 1820A skylark climbs out of sight and keeps singing above the evening clouds.medium454 characters PoetryThe Brook, I chatter as I flowAlfred Tennyson, published 1855The brook describes its own journey past lawns, hazel covers, and swallows.medium482 characters PoetryA noiseless patient spiderWalt Whitman, published 1868A spider on a small headland throws out thread after thread into empty space.hard249 characters PoetryThere was a child went forth every dayWalt Whitman, published 1855A child becomes whatever he looks at, day after day.easy225 characters PoetryComposed upon Westminster BridgeWilliam Wordsworth, published 1807Early morning over London, with ships, towers and domes open to the sky.medium459 characters PoetryI wandered lonely as a CloudWilliam Wordsworth, published 1807A crowd of daffodils dances along a lake, outdoing the waves.medium412 characters DramaAs You Like It, all the world’s a stageWilliam Shakespeare, published 1599Jaques calls the world a stage and gets as far as the infant, the schoolboy, and the lover.medium447 characters DramaA Midsummer Night’s Dream, a bank of wild thymeWilliam Shakespeare, published 1600Oberon describes the bank of wild thyme where Titania sleeps, and the charm he plans there.hard437 characters DramaA Midsummer Night’s Dream, the seasons alterWilliam Shakespeare, published 1600Titania describes a year in which frost falls on roses and the seasons trade places.hard491 characters DramaThe Tempest, our revels now are endedWilliam Shakespeare, published 1611Prospero says the show is over and compares it to the world itself.hard454 characters DramaThe Importance of Being Earnest, on the homeOscar Wilde, published 1895Gwendolen explains, with a straight face, why the home is the proper sphere for a man.easy333 characters Law and constitutionsBill of Rights: the First AmendmentUnited States Congress, published 1791The article that covers religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition in a single sentence.medium272 characters Law and constitutionsBill of Rights: the Fourth AmendmentUnited States Congress, published 1791The rule that searches need probable cause and a warrant naming the place and the things.hard332 characters Law and constitutionsDeclaration of Independence: unalienable rightsSecond Continental Congress, published 1776The single sentence on equality and unalienable rights that the whole document rests on.hard212 characters Law and constitutionsMagna Carta: the liberties of the citiesKing John of England, published 1215The clause granting London and every other town and port their ancient liberties and free customs.medium242 characters Law and constitutionsHuman Rights Declaration, Articles 1 and 2United Nations General Assembly, published 1948The two opening articles, on dignity and reason and on rights without distinction.hard431 characters Law and constitutionsUS Constitution, Article III: the courtsConstitutional Convention, published 1787The clause that creates the Supreme Court and protects the standing of judges.hard405 characters Law and constitutionsUS Constitution, Article VI: the supreme lawConstitutional Convention, published 1787The supremacy clause, binding judges in every state to the Constitution, federal law, and treaties.medium359 characters Law and constitutionsThe Preamble to the United States ConstitutionConstitutional Convention, published 1787The opening sentence of the Constitution, naming the people as the source of the new government.hard327 characters Speeches and historySusan B. Anthony: it was we, the peopleSusan B. Anthony, published 1873Anthony reads the preamble back to her audience and asks who the words we the people cover.easy318 characters Speeches and historyFaraday: the open door of natural philosophyMichael Faraday, published 1861Faraday tells his young audience why a candle is the best way into natural philosophy.easy460 characters Speeches and historyJefferson’s First Inaugural: a civic creedThomas Jefferson, published 1801Jefferson calls his principles the creed of political faith and the text of civic instruction.easy313 characters Speeches and historyJefferson’s First Inaugural: frugal governmentThomas Jefferson, published 1801Jefferson’s short definition of a government that restrains harm and then leaves people alone.medium377 characters Speeches and historyDeclaration of Sentiments, Seneca FallsElizabeth Cady Stanton, published 1848The opening claim of the Seneca Falls declaration, that men and women are created equal.medium337 characters Speeches and historyWashington’s Farewell Address: good faithGeorge Washington, published 1796A call to keep good faith and justice toward every nation and to set that example.medium399 characters Speeches and historyWashington’s Farewell Address: on knowledgeGeorge Washington, published 1796Washington asks the country to build institutions for the general spread of knowledge.medium240 characters ScienceOn the Origin of Species, the slowest breederCharles Darwin, published 1859Darwin works out how many elephants would be alive after five centuries of slow breeding.easy456 characters ScienceA candle lecture, fifteen pounds to the inchMichael Faraday, published 1861Faraday explains how much the air presses on every square inch of a vessel.easy257 characters ScienceThe candle: the shadow of the flameMichael Faraday, published 1861Faraday shows that the darkest part of the shadow answers to the brightest part of the flame.easy460 characters ScienceThe candle: where the oxygen comes fromMichael Faraday, published 1861Faraday turns from water to the air, where the oxygen in the flame comes from.easy253 characters ScienceThe candle: why the wick does not burn awayMichael Faraday, published 1861Faraday explains that melted fuel running down the wick puts the flame out.easy451 characters Fables and talesThe Fox and the GrapesAesop, published 1867A famished fox tries every trick to reach the grapes, then calls them sour.medium303 characters Fables and talesThe Hare and the TortoiseAesop, published 1867The hare mocks the tortoise, agrees to a race, and the tortoise keeps a steady pace.easy488 characters Fables and talesThe Milkmaid and Her PailAesop, published 1867The milkmaid counts eggs, chickens, a gown, and suitors before she has any of them.easy492 characters Fables and talesThe North Wind and the SunAesop, published 1867The wind and the sun compete over a traveler’s cloak, and warmth wins.easy468 characters Fables and talesAlice in Wonderland: down the rabbit holeLewis Carroll, published 1865Alice follows the rabbit into its hole and finds herself falling down a very deep well.easy329 characters Fables and talesAlice in Wonderland: the little doorLewis Carroll, published 1865Alice finds a low curtain, a little door behind it, and a key that fits at last.easy230 characters Fables and talesThe Emperor’s New ClothesHans Christian Andersen, published 1837Two impostors arrive in the city and claim they can weave the most beautiful cloth imaginable.medium264 characters Fables and talesThe Wind in the Willows: on the riverKenneth Grahame, published 1908Mole drifts in the boat while the Water Rat rows on without disturbing him.easy431 characters Fables and talesThe Wind in the Willows: spring cleaningKenneth Grahame, published 1908The Mole scrubs and whitewashes his little home while spring stirs in the air above him.easy498 characters Fables and talesFour little children who went round the worldEdward Lear, published 1871The first days of the voyage, with fish for dinner and a happy party on board.easy352 characters Fables and talesLear’s island with a single tall treeEdward Lear, published 1871The children reach an island made of water surrounded by earth, with one tree on it.medium335 characters Fables and talesThe Tale of Peter Rabbit: the old mouseBeatrix Potter, published 1902Peter asks an old mouse the way to the gate, but she has a pea in her mouth and cannot answer.easy269 characters ExercisesBritannica 1911: old English standardsEncyclopaedia Britannica, published 1911A list of old English and Scottish measuring standards with the year of each.hard315 characters ExercisesNotes on Virginia: the Great Miami in figuresThomas Jefferson, published 1785Widths, distances, and portages of the Great Miami and the Salt River.easy496 characters ExercisesNotes on Virginia: the Illinois and a portageThomas Jefferson, published 1785Jefferson describes the Illinois and the two-mile portage to the Chicago river.hard462 characters ExercisesNotes on Virginia: the MississippiThomas Jefferson, published 1785A description of the great river below the mouth of the Missouri, with depths and widths.easy424 characters ExercisesHuman Rights Declaration, Article 23 on workUnited Nations General Assembly, published 1948The three opening clauses of the article on work, equal pay, and fair remuneration.hard456 characters ExercisesHuman Rights Declaration, Articles 19 and 20United Nations General Assembly, published 1948Articles 19 and 20 of the declaration cover opinion, expression, assembly, and association.hard380 characters ExercisesHuman Rights Declaration: care and schoolingUnited Nations General Assembly, published 1948The end of article twenty-five and the opening of the right to education.hard477 characters ExercisesUS Constitution: how a bill becomes lawConstitutional Convention, published 1787The clause describing what happens to a bill once both chambers have passed it.easy382 characters ExercisesUS Constitution: how the electors votedConstitutional Convention, published 1787The original rule for how electors voted and sent their lists to the Senate.easy417 characters ExercisesUS Constitution: seats in the first HouseConstitutional Convention, published 1787The clause that fixed the number of seats each state held in the first House.hard473 characters

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