Chapter 1 of Poems — Volume 3 is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Poems — Volume 3 is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org [Picture: Book cover] [Picture: The South Wester] POEMS VOL. III
Chapter 1 of Poems — Volume 3 is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “[Picture: Book cover]”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org”
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
From this reading “Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POEMS VOL.”
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading “Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org”
wind that blows from west to east
From this reading “[Picture: The South Wester]”
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From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading [Picture: Book cover]
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III
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From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading [Picture: Book cover]
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POEMS VOL.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading [Picture: The South Wester]
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
recorded for broadcast
From this reading Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey” edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POEMS VOL.
wind that blows from west to east
From this reading [Picture: The South Wester]
Chapter 1 of Poems — Volume 3 by George Meredith holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 116 sentences of Poems — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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