Chapter 1 of Choyce Drollery is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Choyce Drollery is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Upright text within italic passages is indicated ~like this~ See end for a fuller note. Choyce Drollery. Choyce DROLLERY: SONGS & SONNETS. _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS. _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
Chapter 1 of Choyce Drollery is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appendix” — supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading “_With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.”
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.”
many and different
From this reading “_A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.”
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading “_A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.”
United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
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plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading “_With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “Choyce DROLLERY: SONGS & SONNETS.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
plural of “appendix” — supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
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From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
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From this reading Choyce Drollery.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
many and different
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
a comic incident or series of incidents
From this reading Choyce Drollery.
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From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
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From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
either extremity of something that has length
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very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)
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plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
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plural of “introduction” — the act of beginning something new
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
prefer or wish to do something
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
a brief written record
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plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading _A Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry_, OF SEVERAL EMINENT AUTHORS.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading Choyce DROLLERY: SONGS & SONNETS.
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading Choyce DROLLERY: SONGS & SONNETS.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
the words of something written
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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in a vertical position; not sloping
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in the company of; together with
From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
inside; before a period of time has passed
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From this reading _With Special Introductions, and Appendices of Notes, Illustrations, Emendations of Text, &c._, BY J. WOODFALL EBSWORTH, M.A., CANTAB.
Chapter 1 of Choyce Drollery by Joseph Woodfall [Editor] Ebsworth holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 1 holds 366 sentences of Choyce Drollery, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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