Chapter 34 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD. Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest. _Shakspeare. Lear_ [Act iv. Sc.
Chapter 34 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Lear_ [Act iv.”
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading “_THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.”
give expression to
From this reading “Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.”
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “_THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.”
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.”
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In this reading “Lear_ [Act iv.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Lear_ [Act iv.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
give expression to
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Lear_ [Act iv.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading Lear_ [Act iv.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading Sc.
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From this reading _Shakspeare.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE POOR OF THE BOROUGH._ ELLEN ORFORD.
which person or people
From this reading Patience and sorrow strove Who should express her goodliest.
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