Chapter 8 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 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 Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
343. The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong. 345. =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law. 346.
Chapter 8 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “=imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “=imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
the combination of two or more commercial companies
From this reading “The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.”
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.
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From this reading 343.
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From this reading 345.
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From this reading 346.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
power to direct or determine
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
a social unit living together
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading =imprison’d.= Held in control by the law.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
the combination of two or more commercial companies
From this reading The natural ties uniting members of the family or the community are not strong.
Chapter 8 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 339 sentences of Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Narrative and Lyric Poems (Second Series) for Use in the Lower School by O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
Work through the 68 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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