Chapter 7 of Browning's Shorter Poems is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Browning's Shorter Poems is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVELYN HOPE. (PAGE 41.) The lover denies the evanescence of human love. He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded. Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
Chapter 7 of Browning's Shorter Poems is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “The lover denies the evanescence of human love.”
the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
From this reading “The lover denies the evanescence of human love.”
third-person singular of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading “He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.”
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading “Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.”
appear again
From this reading “He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.”
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading “He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.”
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From this reading (PAGE 41.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EVELYN HOPE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
yet to be or coming
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading EVELYN HOPE.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
third-person singular of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading (PAGE 41.)
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
appear again
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Browning's optimism lays hold sometimes of the present, sometimes of the future, for the fulfilment of its hope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lover denies the evanescence of human love.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He implies that in some future time the love will reappear and be rewarded.
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