Chapter 14 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDGAR. And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May. Nay, you must smile upon me! There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May. EVA.
Chapter 14 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “EDGAR.”
engage in
From this reading “There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, you must smile upon me!”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Nay, you must smile upon me!”
not in physical motion
From this reading “There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading EDGAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVA.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
engage in
From this reading There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
not in physical motion
From this reading There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There--you make The May and morning still more beautiful, You, the most beautiful blossom of the May.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And here Is the most beautiful morning of this May.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, you must smile upon me!
Chapter 14 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 14 holds 412 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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