Chapter 3 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESTRILD. This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake. SABRINA. And warm the world that feels the sundawn break. ESTRILD.
Chapter 3 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
terminate
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
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From this reading ESTRILD.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SABRINA.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This nest is warm for one small wood-dove’s sake.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And warm the world that feels the sundawn break.
Chapter 3 of Locrine: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 213 sentences of Locrine: A Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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