Chapter 3 of Life and Remains of John Clare is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Life and Remains of John Clare is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field? Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare. My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air. What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes? Or is it intellect detains?
Chapter 3 of Life and Remains of John Clare is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading “Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.”
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading “Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?”
a native of the east end of London
From this reading “Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.”
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading “Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?”
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading “What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?”
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading “What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?”
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?”
directions for making something
From this reading “My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
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From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
a native of the east end of London
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
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From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or is it intellect detains?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
plural of “drug” — a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
firmly closed or secured
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
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From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
join or attach with or as if with glue
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
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From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading Or is it intellect detains?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or is it intellect detains?
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or is it intellect detains?
directions for making something
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
in the near future
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading My recipe is soon reveal'd-- Sun, sea, and air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Come, sail down Avon and be heal'd, Thou Cockney Clare.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What glue has fastened thus thy brains To kennel odours and brick lanes?
be the cause or source of
From this reading Drugs! can the balm of Gilead yield Health like the cowslip-yellow'd field?
Chapter 3 of Life and Remains of John Clare by John Clare holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 3 holds 312 sentences of Life and Remains of John Clare, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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