Chapter 16 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEWSPAPER. Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων; Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade? PIND. _Pyth._ IX MR.
Chapter 16 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
a female domestic
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “THE NEWSPAPER.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?”
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third-person singular of “adorn” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading _Pyth._ IX MR.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
a female domestic
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
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From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Pyth._ IX MR.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER.
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From this reading PIND.
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From this reading _Pyth._ IX MR.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWSPAPER.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sprung from what line, adorns the maid These, valleys deep in mountain-shade?
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
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From this reading Ποίας δ’ ἀποσπασθεῖσα φύτλυς ’Ορέων κευθμῶνας ἔχει σκιοέντων;
Chapter 16 of Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 137 sentences of Crotchet Castle, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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