Chapter 8 of Enoch Arden, &c. is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Enoch Arden, &c. is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
3. O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame. For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn? Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn. A WELCOME TO ALEXANDRA.
Chapter 8 of Enoch Arden, &c. is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.”
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
From this reading “Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.”
accept gladly
From this reading “A WELCOME TO ALEXANDRA.”
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From this reading 3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A WELCOME TO ALEXANDRA.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
put or pin the blame on
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
From this reading Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Burn, you glossy heretic, burn, Burn, burn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
accept gladly
From this reading A WELCOME TO ALEXANDRA.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For what is this which now I learn, Has given all my faith a turn?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O Ringlet, O Ringlet, I count you much to blame, For Ringlet, O Ringlet, You put me much to shame, So Ringlet, O Ringlet, I doom you to the flame.
Chapter 8 of Enoch Arden, &c. by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 8 holds 93 sentences of Enoch Arden, &c., unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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