Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca. Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel. _Sen._ I am here to give it. _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger? I will use thy judgment.
Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.”
to come or go into
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “I will use thy judgment.”
in the recent past
From this reading “_Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?”
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “_Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.”
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading “_Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “_Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?”
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 “_Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I will use thy judgment.
in the recent past
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading _Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading _Enter Nero._ _NERO._ Good-morrow, Seneca.
express in words
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Thou comest in time; I need thy counsel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sen._ I am here to give it.
the act of using
From this reading I will use thy judgment.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Ner._ Then tell me: Where I have been lately threatened, Am I in danger?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will use thy judgment.
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