Chapter 7 of Bibliomania is here in full — 3943 sentences across 789 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bibliomania is here in full — 3943 sentences across 789 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED. Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes. AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v. 96. =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK-COLLECTORS, CONTINUED.
Chapter 7 of Bibliomania is here in full — 3943 sentences across 789 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading “=The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.”
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From this reading 96.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
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From this reading AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
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From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK-COLLECTORS, CONTINUED.
plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
without stop or interruption
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK-COLLECTORS, CONTINUED.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
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From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
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From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =The Drawing Room.= HISTORY OF THE BIBLIOMANIA, OR ACCOUNT OF BOOK COLLECTORS, CONCLUDED.
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 AKENSIDE; _Pleasures of Imagination_, b. iii., v.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some in Learning's garb With formal hand, and sable-cinctur'd gown, And rags of mouldy volumes.
Chapter 7 of Bibliomania by Thomas Frognall Dibdin holds 3943 sentences, grouped into 789 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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