Chapter 7 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds. Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot. ’Tis this. I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire. I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
Chapter 7 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 3 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.”
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.”
money collected under a tariff
From this reading “I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.”
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “_Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.”
inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect
From this reading “I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.”
plural of “toll” — a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading “I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.”
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.
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all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
In this reading “I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
money collected under a tariff
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
engage in
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
an old word for “no”
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
not any; not one
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
on one occasion
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
any competition
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
relieve from
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
express in words
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
plural of “toll” — a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading I will make this present To the human race: I say, their old vexation And burden shall away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now hear my scheme, by which for once and all I rid the empire of this blot.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will have no more tolls or tallages, 2970 Customs or duties levied: nay, not one Through all the empire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ner._ And so say I. You have my grounds.
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