Chapter 8 of English Verse is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of English Verse is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii. 315-330. ab. 1590.) The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work. In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
Chapter 8 of English Verse is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.”
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.”
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.”
possessive form of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “(SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
an introductory textbook
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading “In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.”
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unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
In this reading “In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.”
In this reading “In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.”
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From this reading 1590.)
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From this reading 315-330. ab.
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From this reading 315-330. ab.
a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences
From this reading 315-330. ab.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
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From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
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From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
possessive form of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, 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 In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
participate in games or sport
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
an introductory textbook
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
covered with frost
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
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From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
the act of using
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading (SHAKSPERE: _Love's Labor's Lost_, V. ii.
literature in metrical form
From this reading In this play, _Love's Labor's Lost_, Dowden says, "there are about two rhymed lines to every one of blank verse" (_Shakspere Primer_, p.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The use of rimed couplets in Shakspere's dramas is especially characteristic of his earlier work.
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