Chapter 1 of Alexander Pope is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Alexander Pope is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1880. _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND. PREFATORY NOTE. The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
Chapter 1 of Alexander Pope is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “_The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.”
the process of generating offspring
From this reading “_The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading “_The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.”
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading “_The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.”
large in volume or bulk
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading “The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.”
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From this reading 1880.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
past form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
third-person singular of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
the literary culture
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading London: MACMILLAN AND CO.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
a brief written record
From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
serving as an introduction or preface
From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
the process of generating offspring
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
From this reading _The Right of Translation and Reproduction is Reserved._ FIFTH THOUSAND.
large in volume or bulk
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading The life and writings of Pope have been discussed in a literature more voluminous than that which exists in the case of almost any other English man of letters.
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