Chapter 1 of Moores Fables for the Female Sex is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Moores Fables for the Female Sex is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_. FABLE I. THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS. To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
Chapter 1 of Moores Fables for the Female Sex is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.”
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading “FABLE I.”
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
plural of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
make sweeter in taste
From this reading “The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
In this reading “Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS.
past form of “embellish” — add details to
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
plural of “engraving” — a print made from an engraving
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading FABLE I.
plural of “fable” — a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FABLE I.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
plural of “moore” — United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EAGLE AND THE ASSEMBLY OF BIRDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
make sweeter in taste
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading To her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Moores Fables for _The Female Sex_ Embellished with Engravings FABLES FOR _THE FEMALE SEX_.
produce a literary work
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moral lay, to beauty due, I write, FAIR EXCELLENCE, to you; Well pleas'd to hope my vacant hours Have been employ'd to sweeten your's.
Chapter 1 of Moores Fables for the Female Sex by Edward Moore holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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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