Chapter 8 of Microcosmography is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Microcosmography is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
xxvii. _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo. 1658. See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p. 225; vol. vii. p.
Chapter 8 of Microcosmography is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
plural of “nap” — a period of time spent sleeping
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “_Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading 1658.
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From this reading 225; vol. vii. p.
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From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
an expert or collector of antiquities
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
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From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
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From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
plural of “nap” — a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
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 See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
(Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading 225; vol. vii. p.
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From this reading _Characters of a Temporizer and an Antiquary._ [In "_Naps upon Parnassus_," 8vo.
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From this reading See the Censura Literaria, vol. vi. p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading xxvii.
Chapter 8 of Microcosmography by John Earle holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 394 sentences of Microcosmography, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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