Chapter 1 of Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
G. H. P. NO. I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY. (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life. The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
Chapter 1 of Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “(_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.”
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading “I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.”
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading “The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)”
serving to open or begin
From this reading “I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)”
restored to a new condition
From this reading “(_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.
a requirement of etiquette or custom
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. H. P.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading G. H. P.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.
serving to open or begin
From this reading I. INTRODUCTORY AND EXPLANATORY.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading G. H. P.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
restored to a new condition
From this reading (_Eastlake has renewed an episode of his past life.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The formalities have been satisfied at a chance meeting, and he continues_.)
Chapter 1 of Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Robert Herrick holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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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