Chapter 4 of Momus Triumphans is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Momus Triumphans is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[127] Writ by him and =Webster=. [128] Writ by him, =Rowly=, and =Ford=. [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond. 1673=. The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
Chapter 4 of Momus Triumphans is here in full — 583 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the system of numbering pages
From this reading “[129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “[128] Writ by him, =Rowly=, and =Ford=.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “[129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.”
an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
From this reading “The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “[127] Writ by him and =Webster=.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “[127] Writ by him and =Webster=.”
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From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
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From this reading [128] Writ by him, =Rowly=, and =Ford=.
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From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
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From this reading 1673=.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
apart from; not including
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
the system of numbering pages
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading [128] Writ by him, =Rowly=, and =Ford=.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
immediately past
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
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From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [128] Writ by him, =Rowly=, and =Ford=.
an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
From this reading The last writ by him, and =Inigo Jones=, the late King's Surveyor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading [129] All, except the last, Printed with his Works, in Folio, =Lond.
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading [127] Writ by him and =Webster=.
Chapter 4 of Momus Triumphans by Gerard Langbaine holds 583 sentences, grouped into 117 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 4 holds 583 sentences of Momus Triumphans, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Momus Triumphans by Gerard Langbaine exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 583 sentences, grouped into 117 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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