Chapter 8 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ELEGY ON MRS. MARY BLAIZE. STANZAS. SONGS. A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
Chapter 8 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading “AN ELEGY ON MRS.”
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY BLAIZE.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.”
an introduction to a play
From this reading “A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “SONGS.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.”
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “STANZAS.”
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In this reading “A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ELEGY ON MRS.
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From this reading MARY BLAIZE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
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From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading AN ELEGY ON MRS.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY BLAIZE.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AN ELEGY ON MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ELEGY ON MRS.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
an introduction to a play
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading SONGS.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading STANZAS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A PROLOGUE BY THE POET LABERIUS, WHOM CÆSAR FORCED UPON THE STAGE.
Chapter 8 of Dalziels' Illustrated Goldsmith by Oliver Goldsmith holds 350 sentences, grouped into 70 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.
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