Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mar._ I can answer for him. _Man._ I see. Yet there’s no cause why he should know. Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered. Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading “Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.”
make imperfect
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.”
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 “Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
react verbally
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man._ I see.
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar._ I can answer for him.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
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From this reading Escort him blindfold hither; let Palicio Have his face covered.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Man._ I see.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
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 Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
at the time that
From this reading Let him ask no questions: And when ’tis done convey him blindfold back.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there’s no cause why he should know.
Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 4 by Robert Bridges holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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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