Chapter 77 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 77 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stowey, Sept. 1797. My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write. Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol! This is unlucky.
Chapter 77 of Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “afflict” — cause great unhappiness for; distress
From this reading “My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.”
a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading “Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Stowey, Sept.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.”
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading “This is unlucky.”
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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 My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
third-person singular of “afflict” — cause great unhappiness for; distress
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
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From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
a small farm worked by a crofter
From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
dearly loved
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
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From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Herbert Croft is in Exeter gaol!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Stowey, Sept.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
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From this reading Stowey, Sept.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is unlucky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
except if; if not
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading This is unlucky.
precisely as stated
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
produce a literary work
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My very dear Cottle, Your illness afflicts me, and unless I receive a full account of you by Milton, I shall be very uneasy, so do not fail to write.
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