Chapter 1 of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV. HENRY CARY, M.A. MDCCCXLVI. IN ENGLISH VERSE. EDITED BY THE REV.
Chapter 1 of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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improved or corrected by critical editing
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a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
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the aggregate of past events
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serving to open or begin
literature in metrical form
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increase the number of rotations per minute
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preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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literature in metrical form
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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showing who or what does the action
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRY CARY, M.A.
improved or corrected by critical editing
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY CARY, M.A.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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serving to open or begin
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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From this reading MDCCCXLVI.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Introductory Sketch of the History of French Poetry._ BY THE REV.
literature in metrical form
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Chapter 1 of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson by Henry Francis Cary holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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