Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged. Italics are represented thus _italic_. The titles have various decorative borders. These have not been shown.
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading “The titles have various decorative borders.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italics are represented thus _italic_.”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “The titles have various decorative borders.”
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading “Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.”
not made or become different
From this reading “All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.”
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.
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.
(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 All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
plural of “border” — a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading The titles have various decorative borders.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
From this reading The titles have various decorative borders.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These have not been shown.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading These have not been shown.
without speaking
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The titles have various decorative borders.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These have not been shown.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Italics are represented thus _italic_.
plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The titles have various decorative borders.
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
not made or become different
From this reading All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The titles have various decorative borders.
Chapter 1 of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6 by Robert Bridges holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 1 holds 391 sentences of Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, Volume 6, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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