Chapter 1 of A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP. "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate? And is that Woman all her crew? Is that a Death? and are there two? Is Death that woman's mate?
Chapter 1 of A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “[Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.”
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading “"Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?”
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “[Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “Is Death that woman's mate?”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “"Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “"Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?”
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading “[Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Is Death that woman's mate?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And is that Woman all her crew?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And is that Woman all her crew?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Is that a Death? and are there two?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And is that Woman all her crew?
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading Is Death that woman's mate?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
transport commercially
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
something reduced to its minimal form
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And is that Woman all her crew?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Illustration: THE CREW OF THE SKELETON SHIP.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is that a Death? and are there two?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Is that a Death? and are there two?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Are those _her_ ribs through which the Sun Did peer, as through a grate?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And is that Woman all her crew?
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Is Death that woman's mate?
Chapter 1 of A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge by May Byron holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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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