Chapter 33 of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[749] Subst. for 'thinkes.' [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.' [751] At Bath. [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey. [753] See p.
Chapter 33 of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “[750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “[751] At Bath.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “[750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'”
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “[752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.”
attach to a support
From this reading “[752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “[753] See p.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “[750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [749] Subst. for 'thinkes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [751] At Bath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [753] See p.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [751] At Bath.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading [751] At Bath.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [749] Subst. for 'thinkes.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
attach to a support
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [753] See p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [752] _Rectius_ Mount Orgeuil in Jersey.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [753] See p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [749] Subst. for 'thinkes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [749] Subst. for 'thinkes.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading [750] Changed by Anthony Wood to 'Swanswyck.'
Chapter 33 of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 33 holds 404 sentences of Brief Lives, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of Brief Lives, Vol. 2 by John Aubrey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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