Chapter 4 of Anima Poetæ is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Anima Poetæ is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C. [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus. ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to. The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.] I had begun and found it pleasant.
Chapter 4 of Anima Poetæ is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading “The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “[Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.”
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “[Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]”
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading “["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.”
not subjected to discipline
From this reading “[Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.”
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From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
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From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
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From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
(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 [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
past form of “annotate” — add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
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From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I had begun and found it pleasant.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
set up or found
From this reading I had begun and found it pleasant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had begun and found it pleasant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
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From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had begun and found it pleasant.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
not any; not one
From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The copy annotated by Coleridge is now in the British Museum.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I had begun and found it pleasant.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading ["An Essay on the Principles of Population, &c., London," 1803, 4to.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _1804_ "Home-sickness is no baby-pang."--S. T. C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
not subjected to discipline
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [Sidenote: THE UNDISCIPLINED WILL] This evening, and indeed all this day, I ought to have been reading and filling the margins of Malthus.
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