Chapter 4 of Horæ Nauseæ is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Horæ Nauseæ is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows! Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight. The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold. II.
Chapter 4 of Horæ Nauseæ is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!”
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.”
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.”
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
see with attention
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
doing arduous or unpleasant work
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
not any; not one
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The rivers freeze And flow no more, congeal’d by cold.
plural of “snow” — precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Its labouring trees Groan ’neath the weight.
a Caucasian
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
in the company of; together with
From this reading How white Soracte stands, behold, With lofty snows!
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Chapter 4 holds 13 sentences of Horæ Nauseæ, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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