Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_K._ Eh! Wellah! I think thou’rt right. Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it. _Sa._ (_aside_).
Chapter 3 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 5 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I think thou’rt right.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
two times
From this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
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In this reading “Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.”
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on or to one side
From this reading _Sa._ (_aside_).
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _K._ Eh!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think thou’rt right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _K._ Eh!
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the force of workers available
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I think thou’rt right.
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading _Sa._ (_aside_).
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think thou’rt right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think thou’rt right.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
two times
From this reading Twice hath she knelt before me for these men: I had never thought of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wellah!
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