Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Merope_ Ah ... Ah ... Ah me! _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me! _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “_Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “_Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!”
express in words
From this reading “_The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!”
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From this reading _Merope_ Ah ...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
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From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Merope_ Ah ...
information about recent and important events
From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
express in words
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Arcas_ Forgive, forgive the bringer of such news!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _The Chorus_ And I, too, say, ah me!
Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold by Matthew Arnold holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 11 holds 223 sentences of Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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