Chapter 12 of Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p. 31. 168. _Hales of Eton._ See p. 8.
Chapter 12 of Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “_some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.”
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “_some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
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.
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From this reading 168.
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From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
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From this reading 31.
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From this reading 8.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
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From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
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From this reading _Hales of Eton._ See p.
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading _Hales of Eton._ See p.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
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 _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Hales of Eton._ See p.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _some one else._ Edward Young, the author of _Night Thoughts_, in his _Conjectures on Original Composition_, 1759, p.
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