Chapter I
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MIRTH AND METRE. LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO. 1855. MIRTH AND METRE. BY TWO MERRY MEN.
Mirth and metre
Chapter I
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MIRTH
AND
METRE.
LONDON
AND
NEW
YORK:
GEORGE
ROUTLEDGE &
CO.
1855.
MIRTH
AND
METRE.
BY
TWO
MERRY
MEN.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Mirth and metre
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mirth and metre is here in full — 728 sentences across 146 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/145 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MIRTH
AND
METRE.
/mɜːrθ ənd ˈmiːtər/
Line 2
LONDON
AND
NEW
YORK:
GEORGE
ROUTLEDGE &
CO.
Line 3
1855.
Line 4
MIRTH
AND
METRE.
/mɜːrθ ənd ˈmiːtər/
Line 5
BY
TWO
MERRY
MEN.
/baɪ tuː ˈmeri men/
Learner Dictionary
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Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “BY TWO MERRY MEN.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “BY TWO MERRY MEN.”
metre
noun
US /ˈmiːtər/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “MIRTH AND METRE.”
mirth
noun
US /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading “MIRTH AND METRE.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.”
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MERRY MEN
adjective + noun
In this reading “BY TWO MERRY MEN.”
All words in this reading · 14
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1855
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From this reading 1855.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIRTH AND METRE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY TWO MERRY MEN.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
the force of workers available
From this reading BY TWO MERRY MEN.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading BY TWO MERRY MEN.
METREnounUS /ˈmiːtər/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading MIRTH AND METRE.
MIRTHnounUS /mɜːrθ/
great merriment
From this reading MIRTH AND METRE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
ROUTLEDGE
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading BY TWO MERRY MEN.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK: GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO.
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