Chapter 1 of Notes on the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1868 is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Notes on the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1868 is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WM. MICHAEL ROSSETTI. ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE. “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE. LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
Chapter 1 of Notes on the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1868 is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.”
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading “LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.”
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “MICHAEL ROSSETTI.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “MICHAEL ROSSETTI.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading ““Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.”
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From this reading ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE.
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading MICHAEL ROSSETTI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: JOHN CAMDEN HOTTEN, PICCADILLY.
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading MICHAEL ROSSETTI.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
English poet (1837-1909)
From this reading ALGERNON C. SWINBURNE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope.”--SHAKSPEARE.
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From this reading WM.
Chapter 1 of Notes on the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1868 by William Michael Rossetti 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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