Chapter 3 of Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.) WHY go the east road now?
Chapter 3 of Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
a path over which electrical signals can pass
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
travel across or pass over
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHY go the east road now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WHY go the east road now?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading WHY go the east road now?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY go the east road now?
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading BY HENSTRIDGE CROSS AT THE YEAR’S END (From this centuries-old cross-road the highway leads east to London, north to Bristol and Bath, west to Exeter and the Land’s End, and south to the Channel coast.)
Chapter 3 of Late Lyrics and Earlier, With Many Other by Thomas Hardy holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
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