Chapter 5 of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v. Mary Anerley 3 v. Christowell 2 v. Tommy Upmore 2 v. "Blackwood."
Chapter 5 of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
From this reading “"Blackwood."”
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
From this reading “R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary Anerley 3 v.”
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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From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
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From this reading Mary Anerley 3 v.
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From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary Anerley 3 v.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees
From this reading "Blackwood."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christowell 2 v.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Anerley 3 v.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
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From this reading Tommy Upmore 2 v.
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From this reading Tommy Upmore 2 v.
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 R. D. Blackmore: Alice Lorraine 2 v.
Chapter 5 of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by William Morris holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 5 holds 405 sentences of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of A Selection from the Poems of William Morris by William Morris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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