Chapter 66 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 66 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stowey,--(Feby. or Mch. 1797.) My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion. I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard. Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
Chapter 66 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.”
a lyric poet
From this reading “I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.”
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading “Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!”
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From this reading 1797.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
matters of personal concern
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
a lyric poet
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
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From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
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From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
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From this reading Stowey,--(Feby. or Mch.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
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From this reading Stowey,--(Feby. or Mch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stowey,--(Feby. or Mch.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
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From this reading Stowey,--(Feby. or Mch.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading My dear Cottle, * * * Public affairs are in strange confusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am afraid that I shall prove, at least, as good a Prophet as Bard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
morally reprehensible
From this reading Oh, doom'd to fall, my country! enslaved and vile!
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