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Chapter 1 of Green Bays. Verses and Parodies is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREEN BAYS. VERSES AND PARODIES. BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q). ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT. Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
Chapter 1 of Green Bays. Verses and Parodies is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “GREEN BAYS.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'”
plural of “parody” — a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
From this reading “VERSES AND PARODIES.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “VERSES AND PARODIES.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'”
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From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VERSES AND PARODIES.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading GREEN BAYS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).
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From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
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From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading GREEN BAYS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
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From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
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From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
plural of “parody” — a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
From this reading VERSES AND PARODIES.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).
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From this reading BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading ET, SI NON ALIUM LATE JACTARET ODOREM LAURUS ERAT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH (Q).
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading VERSES AND PARODIES.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Most of the verses in this volume were written at Oxford, and first appeared in the 'Oxford Magazine.'
Chapter 1 of Green Bays. Verses and Parodies by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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 1 holds 365 sentences of Green Bays. Verses and Parodies, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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